Health-Promoting Effects and Everyday Experiences With a Mental Health App Using Ecological Momentary Assessments and AI-Based Ecological Momentary Interventions Among Young People: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study
Our findings reveal that young people benefited from enhanced emotional awareness and management through the use of the AI4U training, appreciating its anonymity for facilitating emotional disclosure. The results suggest that enhanced self-directed use may improve daily life integration, although participants noted that they sometimes avoided using the AI4U training during distress despite recognizing its potential benefits. These findings indicate the importance of balancing directed use and autonomy in digital interventions to harmonize compliance with effectiveness in daily life. We highlight the importance of participatory research for tailored digital mental health solutions.
Authors
- Selina Hiller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0041-7722)
- Georgia Koppe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2941-9238)
- Silvia Krumm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5263-8212)
- Ulrich Reininghaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9227-5436)
- Christian Götzl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1557-3525)
- Joachim Sauter
- Janik Fechtelpeter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4424-1685)
- Daniel Durstewitz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9340-3786)
- Christian Rauschenberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-3297)
- Eva Wierzba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4642-7954)
- Sabine Dietrich
Institutions
- King's College London (GB)
- Universität Ulm (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Central Institute of Mental Health (DE)
- University Medical Centre Mannheim (DE)
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Heidelberg Institute for Theoretical Studies (DE)
- Heidelberg University (US)
- Leipzig University (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR mhealth and uhealth
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/65106
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 15.44