Mobile Applications to Improve Emotional Intelligence in Autism – A Review

Papoutsi, Chara; Drigas, Athanasios; Skianis, Charalabos

doi:10.3991/ijim.v12i6.9073

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“…It is the ability to recognize, to express, and to understand the emotions of self and the others, to manage and to control the emotions of self and the others, to show empathy until the growth in higher levels that of self-actualization and self-transcendence where people reach their full potential and inspire others for their self-fulfillment [1,2]. Emotional intelligence can be trained through programs, strategies and in recent years a serious effort has been made to cultivate emotional skills through software, mobile applications, serious games, virtual and augmented reality following the rapid advancement of technology [3][4][5][6].…”

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Virtual and Augmented Reality for Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills

Papoutsi

Drigas

Skianis

2021

Int. J. Recent Contrib. Eng. Sci. IT

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<p>The development and the cultivation of emotional intelligence and of the skills it can offer to the individual are the main elements and pursuits of contemporary research. The enhancement of self-control, the reinforcement of self-criticism and self-awareness and the cultivation of the constant self-development are the most central objectives of all the people and of the scientists since they are the cornerstone for euphoria. The aim of the present study is the review and the critical reproduction of information and conclusions that have been extracted from the international bibliography regarding the issue in question. More specifically, there will be an effort to evaluate and present the significance of the activities of virtual reality and of augmented reality that contribute to the development of emotional intelligence skills. Along the same lines, there will be an important review of the articles that refer to the exploitation of such digital tools, to achieve the same results for the people suffering from autism as well. Besides, the care for all the members of the society with no exceptions, and certainly of those members that suffer from mental retardation, should be of upmost importance. The present article focuses on the role that those tools play for the amplification of the skills in the sphere of emotional intelligence not only as far as the duration of the research is concerned.</p>

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Virtual and Augmented Reality for Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills

Papoutsi

Drigas

Skianis

2021

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“…The vast majority of apps targeting Autism offered no clear indirect or direct evidence [22]. This paper is therefore set out to investigate educational apps available for autistic students and how teachers can utilize these apps in assisting ASD children to acquire language and communication skills [34][35][36].…”

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Assisting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Educational Mobile Apps to Acquire Language and Communication Skills: A Review

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Mkpojiogu

Okoroafor

2021

Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol.

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This systematic literature review was set out to review available literature on autism spectrum disorder and educational mobile apps with the aim of investigating available educational mobile app and how teachers can utilize these apps in assisting autistic children in acquiring language and communication skills. In order to achieve the aim of the study, the researchers employed a systematic method of investigation. Fifty papers in the areas of autism, educational apps and teaching method for autistic children were downloaded. Twenty-six were carefully selected because of their relevance to the study. The papers were analyzed and the result showed that there are available educational apps that are effective in helping autistic children in acquiring language and communication skills.

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“…Por su parte, las aplicaciones digitales (app) están facilitando la inclusión social de estas personas (Sanromà et al, 2017). Además, algunos autores enfatizan las aportaciones de las app al desarrollo de las competencias social y comunicativa (Allen et al, 2016;Jiménez et al, 2017;Papoutsi et al, 2018;Xin & Leonard, 2015). En concreto, las app de realidad aumentada (RA) ofrecen grandes posibilidades formativas (Basogain et al, 2007;Diego, 2014;Reinoso, 2012), al recrear experiencias que facilitan la simulación de interacciones sociales y comunicativas, mediante la superposición de elementos virtuales sobre objetos del mundo físico (Prendes, 2015;Romero & Harari, 2017).…”

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Realidad aumentada y estimulación de la competencia socio-comunicativa en sujetos con TEA

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López-Bouzas

2021

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Se recogen estudios centrados en analizar el impacto de la realidad aumentada (RA) en intervenciones con sujetos con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA), orientados a estimular sus competencias social y comunicativa, favoreciendo su interacción social. Se adopta una metodología cualitativa, concretada en la revisión sistemática de investigaciones (N=26) -a través de meta-análisis-, publicadas durante 2012-2020 en revistas de impacto, desarrolladas en tres contextos: educativo, experimental-psicológico y tecnológico. Los resultados reflejan que en su mayoría son estudios de caso. Destacan los estudios de índole tecnológico, ligados al diseño e implementación de recursos con RA en ámbito clínico. Asimismo, los asociados a intervenciones en contextos educativos incorporan la RA como recursos didácticos en ámbitos escolares. Los desarrollados en contextos experimentales-psicológicos describen intervenciones con RA y analizan el comportamiento de los sujetos en diversos ámbitos. Se observa unanimidad al subrayar el impacto positivo de las app o sistemas de RA para estimular la interacción social. Sin embargo, no especifican las fases de intervención ni utilizan app o recursos comerciales o accesibles, limitando su extrapolación a otros contextos. Concluyendo, se precisan equipos interdisciplinares que compartan hallazgos que redunden en beneficio de los sujetos con TEA, suscitando intervenciones que favorezcan su plena inclusión socio-educativa. Some studies, focused on analysing the impact of augmented reality in interventions to people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), are gathered, directed to stimulate their social and communicative abilities in order to favour their social interaction. A qualitative methodology is adopted in this paper as specified in the systematic revision of investigations (N=26) -through meta-analysis- published during 2012-2020 in specialized academic journals and developed in three different contexts: educative, technological and psycho-experimental. The results show that most of them are case studies. Technological studies, bound to the design and establishment of augmented reality resources in the clinical setting, are the ones that stand out. Furthermore, those associated to interventions in the educational environment incorporate augmented reality as a teaching resource in the school setting. Finally, those developed in a psycho-experimental context describe interventions with augmented reality and analyse the people’s behaviour in different fields. Unanimity is observed when it comes to highlight the positive impact these apps or augmented reality systems have to stimulate social interaction. However, interventions phases are not specified nor are accessible or commercial resources used, what restricts its extrapolation to other contexts. In conclusion, an interdisciplinary equipment which shares the discoveries concerning the benefit of people with ASD is required, arousing interventions which favour their total socio-educational inclusion.

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Mobile Applications to Improve Emotional Intelligence in Autism – A Review

Cited by 88 publications

References 61 publications

Virtual and Augmented Reality for Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills

Virtual and Augmented Reality for Developing Emotional Intelligence Skills

Assisting Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder with Educational Mobile Apps to Acquire Language and Communication Skills: A Review

Realidad aumentada y estimulación de la competencia socio-comunicativa en sujetos con TEA

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