Exploring Tailored Virtual Emotion Regulation Approaches for Individuals with Emotional Eating 165 6 would like to have a change in exercise, for example after the first week based on the results of the half-point evaluation, a different exercise.” (PRE1)). Regarding the specific content of the exercise, another participant suggested giving examples that could help with answering the questions that prompt reflection. One participant indicated that users with different levels of education should be able to participate in the exercise: “I don't know which target group [has] to be reached, but I do think that you should have at least an MBO-level (vocational education) if you want to be able to answer the questions”. Lastly, one participant suggested supplementing instructions at the beginning of the exercise: “Perhaps you should mention at the outset that you should take your time and do the test and the exercises in a relaxed manner.” (PRE1). Research question 3: What is the effect of three online tailored exercises on positive affect, negative affect, and overall emotion dysregulation? Effects of the tailored exercises on positive affect, negative affect, and emotion dysregulation As positive affect scores were not distributed normally in both group A and C, as well as three of the DERS-SF subscale scores in group A (respectively Shapiro-Wilk test: T0PA = .034, T0A < .001, T2A = .029, T0I = .008, and T1S = .033), and five of the DERS-SF subscales scores in group C (respectively Shapiro-Wilk test: T2PA = .03, T0A = .018, T0C = .007, T1C = .001, T0I = .01, T1I = .034, T2I = .042, T0N = .011, and T0S = .017), the Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for all calculations for group A and C (Table 5). Positive affect, negative affect, emotion dysregulation Firstly, in line with the study expectations, the results of a Wilcoxon signed rank test showed a small increase in positive affect scores for both group A (T0=14.59, T1=14.71, T2=15.75) and group C (T0=17.12, T1=18.40, T2=18.60) aswell as a small decrease in negative affect scores for both group A (T0=13.83, T1=13.79, T2=13.63) and group C (T0=12.24, T1=11.00, T2=10.40). Also, emotion dysregulation scores, reflected by the DERS-SF total score, decreased over the two-week training protocol for group A (T0=56.07, T1=55.50, T2=54.63), as well as for group C after a minor increase at mid-intervention (T0=39.76, T1=40.40, T2=36.00). However, none of these results reached statistical significance. Group A (body scan) Furthermore, it was expected that participants in group A, who received the body scan exercise, would experience significantly less difficulties with being aware of or paying attention to emotional responses after the two-week training protocol, indicated by a significant decrease in awareness subscale scores. Although not significant, the results did reveal amarginally significant decrease in awareness subscale scores (p=.07) between
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