Preliminary programme theory: teacher-embedded ER activities activate emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic mechanism¶
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Description¶
The article presents a preliminary programme theory mapping how teacher behaviour change within daily classroom contexts activates ER as a transdiagnostic mechanism for change. As printed in Table 1, if teachers "embed emotion regulation activities into everyday routine classroom lessons", then mechanisms activate ER strategies and capabilities, leading to proximal outcomes of improved pupil ER repertoire and decreased emotion dysregulation, and distal outcomes of increased wellbeing and reduced anxiety and depression symptoms.
Design Implications¶
Context¶
Requirements¶
- Shift in shared understanding and teacher practice occurs
- Activation of core change mechanisms: ER strategies and ER capabilities
Constraints¶
- Preliminary theory developed during the development phase
Target Learners¶
- secondary school pupils
- secondary school teachers
Learning Goals¶
- flexible, goal-directed use of ER strategies
- understanding, experiencing and responding to emotions
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Key Sources¶
- Stewart, T. M., McCluskey, G., Johnson, H., Fry, D., McAra, L., & Booth, J. N. (2026). Co-developing the Child and Adolescent Mentally Healthy Classroom (CAMH Class) intervention for use in routine teaching in secondary schools. PLOS One. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0359563
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Preliminary programme theory: teacher-embedded ER activities activate emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic mechanism |
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The article presents a preliminary programme theory mapping how teacher behaviour change within daily classroom contexts activates ER as a transdiagnostic mechanism for change. |
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