Tracking emotions involves recording one's mood, usually at specific times during the day. This can be done by writing in a journal, using an app, or even completing a chart. A common reason for doing this is to better understand what triggers certain moods, especially in young clients who may find it challenging to identify or express their feelings.
The Emotions Tracker 2-page worksheet set includes one weekly emotions tracker with expression emojis, where clients can mark how they feel each day. The other worksheet is a weekly reflection page where they can share their experiences and thoughts to gain deeper insights into what affects their emotions.
Using this tracker to log their emotions helps kids and teens build emotional awareness, which allows them to better understand themselves and make better choices in various situations. After the activity, they can review their responses with a trusted adult to spot trends and discuss ways to better handle big emotions in the future.
Adults can provide additional support by helping with goal setting and offering encouragement as they work through their feelings each week.
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References:
- Boghrati, R., Yousefi, S., Sharif, M., & Heydarian, A. (2023). Emotion tracking (vs. Reporting) increases the stickiness of positive (vs. Negative) emotions. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4319762
- Dubad, M., Elahi, F., & Marwaha, S. (2021). The clinical impacts of mobile mood-monitoring in young people with mental health problems: The memo study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 12. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.687270
- Overdijk, R. (2022). Investigating the design opportunities for mood self-tracking and regulating. Proceedings of DRS. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.522
- Widnall, E., Grant, C. E., Wang, T., Cross, L., Velupillai, S., Roberts, A., Stewart, R., Simonoff, E., & Downs, J. (2020). User perspectives of mood-monitoring apps available to young people: Qualitative content analysis. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 8(10), e18140. https://doi.org/10.2196/18140
