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.

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参与数字干预。

“参与”的概念在心理学的各个领域都扮演着重要的角色，作为一个对数字干预成功至关重要的概念，它正在越来越流行。然而，参与仍然是一个定义不明确的结构，不同的领域产生了自己的领域特定定义。此外，考虑到现实世界中数字交互的特点是多种需求和选择方案竞争个人的努力和注意力，因此它们涉及快速且通常是冲动的决策。尽管如此，之前试图揭示参与机制的研究主要集中在心理因素和社会影响上，而忽视了影响个人选择的神经机制的作用。本文旨在整合多个领域的理论和经验证据来定义参与并讨论促进数字干预有效参与的机遇和挑战。我们还提出了影响-整合-动机和注意力-情境-翻译 (AIM-ACT) 框架，该框架基于参与的神经生理学解释，以阐明即时参与如何响应数字化展开刺激。在此框架的基础上，我们提供了设计策略的建议，以促进数字干预的参与，并强调未来研究的方向。我们还提出了影响-整合-动机和注意力-情境-翻译 (AIM-ACT) 框架，该框架基于参与的神经生理学解释，以阐明即时参与如何响应数字化展开刺激。在此框架的基础上，我们提供了设计策略的建议，以促进数字干预的参与，并强调未来研究的方向。我们还提出了影响-整合-动机和注意力-情境-翻译 (AIM-ACT) 框架，该框架基于参与的神经生理学解释，以阐明即时参与如何响应数字化展开刺激。在此框架的基础上，我们提供了设计策略的建议，以促进数字干预的参与，并强调未来研究的方向。