Is this my own body? Changing the perceptual and affective body image experience among college students using a new virtual reality embodiment-based technique
| Autor: | Marta Ferrer García, Lena Yilmaz, Eduardo Serrano Troncoso, C. Ibañez, José Gutiérrez Maldonado, M. Blanes, Bruno Porras Garcia, Gamze Gültekin, Agata Olszewska |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Psychological intervention Illusion lcsh:Medicine Virtual reality Anxiety Article Virtual body 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine virtual reality body image disturbances body anxiety fear of gaining weight full body illusion Perception 0502 economics and business Medicine Avatar media_common Realitat virtual business.industry lcsh:R 05 social sciences General Medicine Ansietat Embodied cognition 050211 marketing medicine.symptom business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Cognitive psychology |
| Zdroj: | Dipòsit Digital de la UB Universidad de Barcelona Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol 8, Iss 7, p 925 (2019) Journal of Clinical Medicine Journal of Clinical Medicine; Volume 8; Issue 7; Pages: 925 |
| Popis: | Body image disturbances (BIDs) have been widely studied using virtual reality (VR) devices that induce a full body illusion (FBI) and allow manipulation of the individual’s perceptual and affective experiences of the body. This study aimed to assess whether the induction of the FBI over a virtual body would produce changes in body-related anxiety and BIDs using a new whole-body visuo-tactile stimulation procedure. Fifty non-clinical participants were randomly assigned to synchronous or asynchronous visuo-tactile groups. During the pre-assessment, all participants filled in BIDs and body-anxiety questionnaires. Then, they were embodied into two virtual bodies (VBs): firstly, with their real measurements, and secondly, with a larger-size body. Body image disturbances, body anxiety, fear of gaining weight, and FBI levels were assessed after exposure to each avatar. All participants in both conditions showed higher levels of BIDs and body anxiety after owning the larger-size VB than after owning the real-size VB (p < 0.05). The synchronous visuo-tactile group had higher scores, although the differences did not reach statistical significance. This study provides evidence of the usefulness of this new embodiment-based technique to induce changes in BIDs or body anxiety in a non-clinical sample, being suitable for use in future body image interventions. |
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