The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity

Peng, Xiang; Menhas, Rashid; Dai, Jian; Younas, Muhammad

doi:10.2147/prbm.s369020

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“…It is noteworthy that, compared to previous generations, the current generation has access to a wide variety of game-based exercise devices at home that they can use during isolation. Preliminary studies have indicated that active virtual reality can help promote the practice of physical activity during the pandemic (Campo-Prieto et al 2021 ; Peng et al 2022 ). Thus, efforts to encapsulate the power of active screen media such as active virtual reality to increase and motivate physical activity levels are warranted.…”

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The effect of narrative element incorporation on physical activity and game experience in active and sedentary virtual reality games

Pelarski

Alon

et al. 2023

Virtual Reality

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Narratives are pervasive in video games and have been found to increase physical activity in active video games. However, the effect of incorporating narrative elements has seldom been examined in fully immersive virtual reality games. We investigated the effect of narrative element incorporation (between-subject: narrative vs. no narrative) in active virtual reality and sedentary virtual reality games (within-subject) and examined between- and within-subject effects on physical activity behavior, game experience, and physical activity engagement. We randomized 36 sedentary college students to either the narrative or the non-narrative group. All participants played an active virtual reality and a sedentary virtual reality game in counter-balanced order. Before each game session, they either watched a 5-min narrative video (narrative) or directly played the original virtual reality games without narratives (non-narrative). We collected participants’ physical activity data using wrist-worn accelerometers; we obtained their game experience and physical activity engagement via questionnaires. The narrative group spent a greater proportion of time in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (%) and had less non-movement time during the active virtual reality gameplay than the non-narrative group (all p values < .05). The active virtual reality sessions induced a greater positive affect and greater physical activity engagement ratings than the sedentary virtual reality sessions. The incorporation of narrative elements in active virtual reality increased the relative time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and reduced non-movement time, compared to the non-narrative group. Active virtual reality encouraged more activity by participants and offered them a more enjoyable gaming experience in which they engaged more. Active virtual reality is a feasible physical activity promotion option among sedentary adults; the incorporation of narrative elements in active virtual reality helps increase relative moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and should be further explored for its efficacy.

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The effect of narrative element incorporation on physical activity and game experience in active and sedentary virtual reality games

Pelarski

Alon

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Virtual Reality

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“…Non-suicidal self-injuries (NSSI) were reported in 42% of children and adolescents ( Zhang et al, 2020 ) and in 7%–9% of adults ( Paul and Fancourt, 2022 ); while substance use was reported in 25%–30% of adolescents ( Larrea-Schiavon et al, 2021 ; Dumas et al, 2020 ) and adults ( Czeisler et al, 2020 ; Horigian et al, 2021 ). Meanwhile, positive coping strategies, such as the use of preventive measures (e.g., hand washing, social distance), or exercising, demonstrated a protective effect against stress, anxiety, and depression ( Alkhamees et al, 2020 ; de Abreu et al, 2022 ; Peng et al, 2022 ).…”

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Age and sex differences in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and coping mechanisms in Latin American youth

Ulloa¹,

Apiquian²,

Peña³

et al. 2022

Journal of Psychiatric Research

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“…COVID-19 threatens people's physical and psychological health (Peng et al, 2022). This study investigates the factors affecting online users' perceived health risks in China during COVID-19, and all hypotheses were proven valid.…”

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How do online users perceive health risks during public health emergencies? Empirical evidence from China

Huang

Zhou²,

Qinjian³

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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BackgroundThe global COVID-19 pandemic has posed a major threat to human life and health, and new media technologies have intensified the spread of risk perception.PurposeThis study aimed to explore the impact of risk information ground on online users’ perceived health risks, and further explore the mediating role of psychological distance and the moderating role of self-efficacy.MethodsA total of 25 Internet users from different provinces in China were interviewed in-depth, NVIVO.11 was used to qualitatively analyze the interview text data and construct a theoretical model. A total of 492 interviewees were recruited in order to complete a scenario questionnaire, SPSS-27 was used to perform orthogonal experiments, generate eight combinatorial scenarios, analyze demographic data, and clean and prepare data for testing hypotheses. SmartPLS 3.0 was used to test the conceptual model using the structural equation model (SEM) of the partial least squares (PLS).ResultsThe analysis of the SEM model shows that all planned hypotheses (Information fluency → Information diagnosability, Information extensibility → Information diagnosability, Information diagnosability → Psychological distance, Platform interactivity → Scenario embeddedness, Network connectivity → Scenario embeddedness, Scenario embeddedness → Psychological distance, Psychological distance → Risk perception, Psychological distance → Self-efficacy → Risk perception, Information fluency → Information diagnosability → Psychological distance → Risk perception, Information extensibility → Information diagnosability → Psychological distance → Risk perception, Platform interactivity → Scenario embeddedness → Psychological distance → Risk perception, Network connectivity → Scenario embeddedness → Psychological distance → Risk perception) are confirmed.ConclusionThis study found that the information ground factors significantly affect online users’ perceptions of health risks, psychological distance mediates the effect of information ground factors on risk perception, and self-efficacy negatively moderates the effect of psychological distance on risk perception.

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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Overall Wellbeing: Mediating Role of Virtual Reality Fitness for Physical-Psychological Health and Physical Activity

Cited by 31 publications

References 71 publications

The effect of narrative element incorporation on physical activity and game experience in active and sedentary virtual reality games

The effect of narrative element incorporation on physical activity and game experience in active and sedentary virtual reality games

Age and sex differences in the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and coping mechanisms in Latin American youth

How do online users perceive health risks during public health emergencies? Empirical evidence from China

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