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Although there is growing interest in using mHealth approaches to provide just-in-time [JIT] intervention elements tailored to current emotional states in real time, critical evidentiary questions remain unanswered. This study was a ‘proof of concept’ evaluation to see if, in the context of a manualized stress management program, adding JIT intervention reminders via mobile technology would enhance outcomes more than the provision of random (untailored) reminders (both also relative to a measurement only active control condition). Individuals participated in a stress management course and carried a palmtop computer for 11 days (2 days acclimation and assessment, 1 week intervention, and 2 days post-treatment assessment). For the intervention week participants were assigned to one of three groups and either: (a) only completed self-report assessments multiple times each data (using ecological momentary …