000170062 001__ 170062 000170062 005__ 20260316092630.0 000170062 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1111/papt.70047 000170062 0248_ $$2sideral$$a148516 000170062 037__ $$aART-2026-148516 000170062 041__ $$aeng 000170062 100__ $$aSocias-Soler, J. 000170062 245__ $$aUnified protocol in online group versus blended format for treating emotional disorders in university students: Preliminary results on feasibility at 6‐month follow‐up 000170062 260__ $$c2026 000170062 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000170062 5203_ $$aIntroduction Emotional Disorders (EDs) are highly prevalent among university students, with only a small percentage (16.4%) receiving treatment. This study examines the feasibility and acceptability of delivering the Unified Protocol (UP) in two scalable formats and explores preliminary clinical outcomes in a university student population. Methods Thirty-five university students (80% women, mean age = 21.29 years, SD = 1.87) with primary diagnoses of EDs were randomly assigned to either the blended-UP condition (n = 18) or the synchronous online UP condition (n = 17). The intervention involved 8 UP modules, delivered as either 9 weekly 2-h synchronous online group sessions or a blended format (4 synchronous online group sessions for modules 1, 4, 6 and 7+ autonomous work via the UP-APP). Depression, anxiety, transdiagnostic variables, difficulties in emotion regulation, maladjustment and quality of life were assessed at baseline, post-treatment and at 3- and 6-month followups. Satisfaction with the intervention received was also measured. Results Statistically significant changes were observed over time (main effect of time) for all evaluated variables (except in quality of life and positive temperament), with no ‘Time × Condition’ interaction, meaning that the scores evolved similarly in both conditions. Participants reported high satisfaction scores (8.91/10 in the blended condition and 9.38/10 in the synchronous online UP condition) and rated highly how the intervention had helped them to properly regulate their emotions (8.83/10 in the blended condition and 9.00/10 in the synchronous online UP condition). Conclusions This study demonstrates that both the blended and synchronous online group formats of the UP are feasible and well accepted by university students, with associated improvements in emotional symptoms, and that the UP in these formats could be an efficient alternative to address the high demand for mental health support among university students. 000170062 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/DGA/S31-23R 000170062 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc-nd$$uhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es 000170062 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000170062 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-2437-1207$$aPeris-Baquero, O.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000170062 700__ $$aMartínez-García, L. 000170062 700__ $$aPrieto-Rollán, I.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000170062 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-7293-318X$$aOsma, J.$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000170062 7102_ $$14009$$2680$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Psicología y Sociología$$cÁrea Person.Eval.Trat.Psicoló. 000170062 773__ $$g(2026), [24 pp.]$$pPsychol. Psychother.-Theory Res. Pract.$$tPsychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice$$x1476-0835 000170062 8564_ $$s1036373$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170062/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000170062 8564_ $$s1529501$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/170062/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000170062 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:170062$$particulos$$pdriver 000170062 951__ $$a2026-03-16-08:17:54 000170062 980__ $$aARTICLE