The ability to regulate emotions in response to stress is central to healthy development. Whereas early research in emotion regulation predominantly employed static, self-report measurement, the past decade has seen a shift in focus toward understanding the dynamic nature of regulation processes. This is reflected in recent refinements in the definition of emotion regulation that emphasize the importance of the ability to flexibly adapt regulation efforts across contexts. The latest proliferation of digital technologies employed in mental health research offers the opportunity to capture the state- and context-sensitive nature of emotion regulation. In this conceptual review, we examine the use of digital technologies (ecological momentary assessment; wearable and smartphone technology, physical activity, acoustic data, visual data, and geo-location; smart-home technology; virtual reality; social media) in the assessment of emotion regulation and describe their application to interventions. We also discuss challenges and ethical considerations and outline areas for future research.

调节情绪以应对压力的能力对于健康发展至关重要。虽然情绪调节的早期研究主要采用静态的自我报告测量，但过去十年的重点已转向理解调节过程的动态本质。这反映在最近对情绪调节定义的细化中，强调了跨环境灵活调整调节工作的能力的重要性。心理健康研究中数字技术的最新普及为捕捉情绪调节的状态和情境敏感性质提供了机会。在本次概念审查中，我们研究了数字技术（生态瞬时评估；可穿戴和智能手机技术、身体活动、声学数据、视觉数据和地理位置；智能家居技术；虚拟现实；社交媒体）在评估中的使用情绪调节并描述其在干预措施中的应用。我们还讨论了挑战和伦理考虑，并概述了未来研究的领域。