The Role of Immersive Experience in Anxiety Reduction: Evidence from Virtual Reality Sessions
The results indicate that individuals using the new VR device demonstrated increased immersion and reduced post-test anxiety levels, highlighting the significance of immersion in enhancing positive affect, mitigating the negative effects of VR technology, and offering insights for future development and refinement of VR solutions.
Authors
- Mariusz Lipowski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8389-7006)
- David Alarcón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7964-1913)
- José Carlos Jaenes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8700-130X)
- Tamara Walczak‐Kozłowska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9781-7281)
- Henryk Olszewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2573-3425)
- Dominika Wilczyńska (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4332-0157)
- María José Arenilla
- Marcelina Hejła
- Joanna Nestorowicz
Institutions
- University of Gdańsk (PL)
- Institute of Psychology (PL)
- Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (PL)
- Universidad Pablo de Olavide (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Brain Sciences
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci15010014
- Citations
- 11
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.09
Funders
- National Center for Research and Development
- European Regional Development Fund