Immersive virtual reality exercise prompts more positive affective valence and enjoyment compared to traditional exercise: a meta analysis of clinical trials
The findings indicated that immersive VR technology can prompt more positive in-task ratings of affective valence and post-task ratings of enjoyment compared to traditional exercise.
Authors
- Jonathan M. Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3929-8783)
- Felipe Barreto Schuch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5190-4515)
- Julia Amaral Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-3842-2350)
- Eduarda Bitencourt dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4697-4930)
- Brendon Stubbs
Institutions
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
- University of Vienna (AT)
- Target (United States) (US)
- King's College London (GB)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (BR)
- University College London (GB)
- Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Psychology and Health
- Published
- 2026-02-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2026.2632073
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 36.85