The Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Public Speaking Anxiety in Female University Students

& Chad, E. (2017). The Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Public Speaking Anxiety in Female University Students. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 22(4), 833-847, https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2017.22.4.002

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of virtual reality exposure therapy on public speaking anxiety among female university students. Forty-eight female university students with public speaking anxiety were recruited and randomly assigned to either an experimental group (n=24) or a waitlist control group (n=24). The experimental group completed 4 sessions of virtual reality exposure therapy over a period of 2 weeks, in which the participants were exposed to public speaking scenes in virtual reality. Both groups completed a questionnaire during the pre-treatment, post-treatment, and at three-weeks after the treatment period. The speech anxiety scale, the speech anxiety thoughts inventory and subjective anxiety ratings were used to collect self-report outcome data. The timed behavior checklist for performance anxiety and a fingertip pulse oximeter were used to collect objective outcome data. The results revealed that the experimental group’s speech anxiety, speech anxiety thoughts, subjective anxiety, observer evaluation of anxiety behaviors, and heart rate decreased significantly compared to the waitlist control group. These effects were maintained at the 3-week follow-up assessment period. These results demonstrated that virtual reality exposure therapy is effective at easing public speaking anxiety. The implications of this study and suggestions for future research are also discussed.

keywords: virtual reality, public speaking anxiety, exposure therapy, 가상현실, 발표불안, 노출치료

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