Estudio de usabilidad y percepción de eficacia de los módulos que componen el Programa Héroe

Abstract

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Study of the efficacy of the Hero program: Cross-national evidence

“…To our knowledge, this is the first virtual intervention program aimed at promoting prosocial behavior and the socioemotional variables linked to it [8,9]. Several advantages have emerged from virtual modality programs.…”

“…The two or three activities that the adolescents then carry out are different on each island; some are playful, while others are reflective, relaxing, etc. (details of the activities for each island can be found in the papers by Mesurado and colleagues [8,9].…”

“…In recent studies, the creators of the program have conducted prefeasibility studies of usability, analyzing the level of acceptance, perceived usefulness, and participant satisfaction [8,9].…”

“…The researchers also analyzed users' opinions on the general characteristics of Hero, identifying the aspects of the program that were most pleasurable and/or unpleasurable among adolescents [9]. The adolescents who participated in the program gave it positive ratings for characteristics such as its format, creativity, originality, and the entertainment level of the activities.…”

“…The program is structured in five linked modules for promoting empathy (understanding someone else’s emotional state) [ 10 ], gratitude (being aware of having received some type of personal benefit from someone) [ 11 ], positive emotions (emotional experiences in which pleasure or well-being predominate) [ 12 ], forgiveness (“the process by which thoughts, emotions, and negative behaviors toward an offender are transformed into thoughts, emotions and more positive prosocial thoughts”) [ 13 ], and finally, prosociality (voluntary behavior aimed at helping other person, such as strangers, friends, family members) [ 14 ]. According to Mesurado and colleagues (2019), the variables empathy, gratitude, positive emotions, and forgiveness were chosen to be part of the program because they can be taught and because there is empirical evidence showing their predictive effects on prosociality [ 8 , 9 ].…”