Assistant Professor Miriam Brinberg was recently published in Taylor & Francis for her piece “How are Conversations via an On-Demand Peer-To-Peer Emotional Well-Being App Associated with Emotional Improvement?”

The research presents findings from a study looking at whether individuals experience improvement in their emotional state after partaking in a conversation on a PtP (peer-to-peer) support app. 

Brinberg explored ideas of how PtP apps provide real-time connection, different characteristics of supportive talk, and emotional synchrony.

The research found that online PtP support apps are “a viable source of help” following participants’ reports of emotional improvement following engaging in conversation on a PtP support app.