Effectiveness of augmented and virtual reality-based interventions in improving knowledge, attitudes, empathy and stigma regarding people with mental illnesses—A …

JL Tay, H **e, K Sim - Journal of Personalized Medicine, 2023 - mdpi.com
Interventions adopting augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) modalities allow participants to
explore and experience realistic scenarios, making them useful psycho-educational tools for …

Virtual reality for the enhancement of emotion regulation

D Colombo, A Díaz‐García… - Clinical Psychology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, a growing body of literature has focused on emotion regulation (ER),
which refers to the ability to implement strategies in order to modulate emotional responses …

[PDF][PDF] Virtual reality improves emotional but not cognitive empathy: A meta-analysis

AJ Martingano, F Hererra, S Konrath - 2021 - assets.pubpub.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has been touted as an effective empathy intervention, with its most
ardent supporters claiming it is “the ultimate empathy machine.” We aimed to determine …

Understanding experiences in metaverse: how virtual nature impacts affect, pro-environmental attitudes, and intention to engage with physical nature

SHM Chan, L Qiu, T **e - Computers in Human Behavior, 2023 - Elsevier
The metaverse which is constructed by virtual reality (VR) can afford immersive experiences
that are more vivid and attractive than those in the physical world. In this research, we focus …

[HTML][HTML] Would you rather come to a tango concert in theater or in vr? aesthetic emotions & social presence in musical experiences, either live, 2d or 3d

C Scorolli, EN Grasso, L Stacchio, V Armandi… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work shows the preliminary results of a pioneering project aimed at comparing the
aesthetic experience of a musical concert experienced in different contexts for which the …

From experience to empathy: An empathetic VR-based learning approach to improving EFL learners' empathy and writing performance

JQ Guan, SF Ying, ML Zhang, GJ Hwang - Computers & Education, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract English as a foreign language (EFL) writing is vital in interpersonal and cross-
cultural communication. Writing refers to a complicated, dispersed, dialogic, and mediated …

Is empathy associated with more prosocial behaviour? A meta‐analysis

Y Yin, Y Wang - Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Empathy is an important prerequisite for prosocial behaviour (PB). However, different
concepts and methodological tools have been used in research on the relationship between …

Virtual reality supports perspective taking in cultural heritage interpretation

C Lucifora, M Schembri, F Poggi, GM Grasso… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Our research proves that virtual reality (VR) technology can be used to encourage users to
adopt an alternative point of view through a virtual embodiment. Our results extend previous …

Investigating the influence of intergroup contact in virtual reality on empathy: an exploratory study using AltspaceVR

M Tassinari, MB Aulbach, I Jasinskaja-Lahti - Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Virtual Reality (VR) has often been referred to as an “empathy machine.” This is mostly
because it can induce empathy through embodiment experiences in outgroup membership …

Present, empathetic, and persuaded: a meta-analytic comparison of storytelling in high versus low immersive mediated environments

Z Ma, R Ma, M Chen, N Walter - Human Communication …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Immersive narratives—narratives viewed in immersive mediated environments—are a
promising tool for increasing empathy and persuasion due to their presumed capacity to …