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Published on in Vol 6, No 3 (2022): March

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/29832, first published .
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A Smartphone Serious Game for Adolescents (Grow It! App): Development, Feasibility, and Acceptance Study

A Smartphone Serious Game for Adolescents (Grow It! App): Development, Feasibility, and Acceptance Study

Authors of this article:

Evelien Dietvorst1 Author Orcid Image ;   Michelle A Aukes1 Author Orcid Image ;   Jeroen S Legerstee1 Author Orcid Image ;   Annabel Vreeker1 Author Orcid Image ;   Micah M Hrehovcsik2 Author Orcid Image ;   Loes Keijsers3 Author Orcid Image ;   Manon H J Hillegers1 Author Orcid Image
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  14. März J, de Vries L, Scholten H, Vreeker A, Legerstee J, Keijsers L, Penninx B, Hillegers M. Young people's compliance with the Experience Sampling Method (ESM): Examining patterns, predictors and associations with well-being and mental health. Internet Interventions 2025;41:100859 View
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Conference Proceedings

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