The role of presence in the level of anxiety experienced in clinical virtual environments

Alsina-Jurnet, Ivan; Gutiérrez-Maldonado, José; Rangel-Gómez, María-Virgina

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2010.09.018

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“…Higher levels of presence have been reported among clients with phobias and other anxiety disorders who are engaged in VR treatment (Robillard, Bouchard, Fournier & Renaud, 2003;Gorini & Riva, 2008). It is possible that the emotion (i.e., stress) triggered though a virtual application could increase the attentional resources orientated to the virtual context, giving rise to higher presence (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011). Taken together, there is a compelling argument that individual level anxiety acts as a push (predisposing), precipitating, and maintaining factor of presence experience.…”

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 95%

“…First, a positive correlation has been reported between anxiety and presence in virtual therapy studies (Alsina-Jurnet, Gutiérrez-Maldonado, & Rangel-Gómez, 2011). Second, both anxiety and presence are associated with escapism (Hartmann, Klimmt, & Vorderer, 2010;Kardefelt-Winther, 2014).…”

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, virtual reality (VR) therapy studies have indicated a synergistic relationship between anxiety (during the virtual therapy sessions) and presence in online treatment applications (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011). Higher levels of presence have been reported among clients with phobias and other anxiety disorders who are engaged in VR treatment (Robillard, Bouchard, Fournier & Renaud, 2003;Gorini & Riva, 2008).…”

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In another line of work, virtual therapy research has indicated that higher anxiety has a synergistic relationship with higher presence experience (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011;Robillard et al, 2003). Anxiety provoked in virtual therapies may increase the allocation of attentional resources to features in the virtual environment, resulting in higher level of presence (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011). More specifically, presence has been shown to be associated with the level of anxiety induced in virtual exposure therapies, and is correlated with treatment efficacy (Gorini & Riva, 2008).…”

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Other studies have also suggested that individual dispositions and traits (e.g., neuroticism) may increase susceptibility to presence (AlsinaJurnet & Gutiérrez-Maldonado, 2010;Sacau et al, 2008) by "pushing" the user into the virtual world. In another line of work, virtual therapy research has indicated that higher anxiety has a synergistic relationship with higher presence experience (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011;Robillard et al, 2003). Anxiety provoked in virtual therapies may increase the allocation of attentional resources to features in the virtual environment, resulting in higher level of presence (Alsina-Jurnet et al, 2011).…”

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

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A multilevel longitudinal study of experiencing virtual presence in adolescence: the role of anxiety and openness to experience in the classroom

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Presence describes the feeling of reality and immersion that users of virtual/internet environments have. Importantly, it has been suggested that there are individual and contextual differences regarding susceptibility to presence. These aspects of presence have been linked to both beneficial and disadvantageous uses of the internet, such as online therapeutic applications and addictive internet behaviours. In the present study, presence was studied in relation to individual anxiety symptoms and classroomlevel openness to experience (OTE) using a normative sample of 648 adolescents aged between 16 and 18 years. Presence was assessed with the Presence II questionnaire, anxiety symptoms with the relevant subscales of the SCL-90-R, and OTE with the Five Factor Questionnaire. A three-level hierarchical linear model was calculated. Results showed that experiencing presence in virtual environments dropped between the ages of 16 and 18 years. Additionally, although anxiety symptoms were associated with higher presence at 16 years, this association decreased with age. Results also demonstrated that adolescents in classrooms higher on OTE reported reduced level of experiencing presence. The practical and theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.

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Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: The Effect Of Anxietymentioning

confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Virtual reality applications for diagnosis, risk assessment and therapy of child abusers

Fromberger

Jordan

Müller

2018

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Despite the successful application of virtual reality (VR) in a wide variety of mental disorders and the obvious potentials that VR provides, the use of VR in the context of criminology and forensic psychology is sparse. For forensic mental health professionals, VR provides some advantages that outrun general advantages of VR, e.g., ecological validity and controllability of social situations. Most important seems to be the unique possibility to expose offenders and to train coping skills in virtual situations, which are able to elicit disorder-relevant behavior-without endangering others. VR has already been used for the assessment of deviant sexual interests, for testing the ability to transfer learned coping skills communicated during treatment to behavior, and for risk assessment of child abusers. This article reviews and discusses these innovative research projects with regard to their impact on current clinical practice regarding risk assessment and treatment as well as other implementations of VR applications in forensic mental health. Finally, ethical guidelines for VR research in forensic mental health are provided.

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Virtual reality interventions for victims of crime: A systematic review

Parmigiani

Tortora

Meynen

et al. 2022

Journal of Traumatic Stress

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In the forensic field, most studies employing virtual reality (VR) interventions have focused on offenders. The validity and safety of VR applications for victims of crime are still unclear. Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic review on VR interventions for crime victims was performed to assess the efficacy, acceptability by patients, and cost‐effectiveness of these interventions compared to in‐person care. We identified 34 potentially eligible studies from 188 records obtained from database searches (Medline/Pubmed, CINAHL, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus); four additional articles were identified via alternative sources. In total, nine articles were included for the qualitative synthesis. Patient satisfaction with VR interventions was found to be equivalent to face‐to‐face interventions. Both VR exposure and control groups found relief from posttraumatic symptoms, with differences either statistically insignificant or in favor of VR. Despite the increased costs linked to the technology required, VR appears to be a promising alternative to in vivo exposure, but further research is needed. Limitations of the review include the varied experimental protocols, which did not allow us to conduct a quantitative analysis and comparison of findings across different studies, and the generally poor quality of the studies included. Further research, preferably in larger groups, is needed to shed more light on the effectiveness of VR interventions for traumatized victims of crime.

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The role of presence in the level of anxiety experienced in clinical virtual environments

Cited by 66 publications

References 37 publications

A multilevel longitudinal study of experiencing virtual presence in adolescence: the role of anxiety and openness to experience in the classroom

A multilevel longitudinal study of experiencing virtual presence in adolescence: the role of anxiety and openness to experience in the classroom

Virtual reality applications for diagnosis, risk assessment and therapy of child abusers

Virtual reality interventions for victims of crime: A systematic review

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