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Many of these programmes have shown benefits in improving children and adolescents' emotional competencies, but there is a lack of research evidence on programmes that aim to intervene within the family context, putting the focus directly on parents.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The present study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of\n                      <jats:italic>Happy for Families<\/jats:italic>\n                      , a serious game developed to work on families' emotional competencies.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 129 Spanish parents, aged 34\u201360 (83.7% women), were evaluated to explore pretest and posttest measures of the competencies of emotional awareness and regulation, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, parental stress and life satisfaction. 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