ArticleThe American psychologist2022
Engagement in digital interventions.
Article in The American psychologist, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 113 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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113 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Efficacy, User Engagement, and Acceptability of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-Oriented Psychological Chatbots for Adults With Depressive and/or Anxiety Symptoms: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Association between user engagement and clinical outcomes in smartphone apps for depression and anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Psychiatry research · 2026Pooled it
- Engagement in Digital Self-management Interventions for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.The Clinical journal of pain · 2025Pooled it
- Understanding engagement with digital health interventions designed for adults with hearing loss and tinnitus: a mixed-method systematic review.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Social Media Potential and Impact on Changing Behaviors and Actions in Skin Health Promotion: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- Artificial Intelligence-Based Chatbots for Promoting Health Behavioral Changes: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Pooled it
- Factors Influencing Adherence to mHealth Apps for Prevention or Management of Noncommunicable Diseases: Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Identifying Active Ingredients that Cause Change in Digital Parent Training Programs for Child Behavior Problems: A Qualitative Exploration.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Trial
- Correlates of Engagement and Associations With Outcomes in a Cannabis Harm-Reduction Mobile App for Youth With First-Episode Psychosis: Exploratory Analysis of the CHAMPS Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- A Stepped Care Approach to Promoting Engagement in a Digital Health Intervention: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Trial
- Exploring engagement with a web-based self-directed psychoeducational program for advanced cancer patients and their caregivers (iFOCUS): A sub study analysis of the DIAdIC trial.Palliative medicine · 2026Trial
- Enhancing Engagement, Practice Integration, and Skill Learning in Mobile Technology-Delivered Interventions Using Human Support: Randomized Controlled Trial With Depressed College Students.JMIR formative research · 2025Trial
- Development of a Mobile Intervention for Procrastination Augmented With a Semigenerative Chatbot for University Students: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
- Studying the Digital Intervention Engagement-Mediated Relationship Between Intrapersonal Measures and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Web-based interpretation bias training to reduce anxiety: A sequential, multiple-assignment randomized trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2024Trial
- A multilevel mHealth intervention boosts adherence to hydroxyurea in individuals with sickle cell disease.Blood advances · 2023Trial
- How Notifications Affect Engagement With a Behavior Change App: Results From a Micro-Randomized Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Self-relevant appeals to engage in self-monitoring of alcohol use: A microrandomized trial.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2023Trial
- An app-based just-in-time-adaptive self-management intervention for care partners: The CareQOL feasibility pilot study.Rehabilitation psychology · 2022Trial
- Enhancing Resilience in Family Caregivers Using an mHealth App.Applied clinical informatics · 2022Trial
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Abstract
The notion of "engagement," which plays an important role in various domains of psychology, is gaining increased currency as a concept that is critical to the success of digital interventions. However, engagement remains an ill-defined construct, with different fields generating their own domain-specific definitions. Moreover, given that digital interactions in real-world settings are characterized by multiple demands and choice alternatives competing for an individual's effort and attention, they involve fast and often impulsive decision-making. Prior research seeking to uncover the mechanisms underlying engagement has nonetheless focused mainly on psychological factors and social influences and neglected to account for the role of neural mechanisms that shape individual choices. This article aims to integrate theories and empirical evidence across multiple domains to define engagement and discuss opportunities and challenges to promote effective engagement in digital interventions. We also propose the affect-integration-motivation and attention-context-translation (AIM-ACT) framework, which is based on a neurophysiological account of engagement, to shed new light on how in-the-moment engagement unfolds in response to a digital stimulus. Building on this framework, we provide recommendations for designing strategies to promote engagement in digital interventions and highlight directions for future research. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).
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