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The Korean Journal of Health Psychology

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The Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Heterosocial Anxiety Among Female University Students

The Korean Journal of Health Psychology / The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, (P)1229-070X; (E)2713-9581
2020, v.25 no.1, pp.17-31
https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2020.25.1.002




& (2020). The Effects of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy on Heterosocial Anxiety Among Female University Students. The Korean Journal of Health Psychology, 25(1), 17-31, https://doi.org/10.17315/kjhp.2020.25.1.002

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of virtual reality exposure therapy on heterosocial anxiety among female university students. Participants were female university students who scored higher than 38 in Korean version of the Social Interaction Self-Statement test (SISST). For this study, 19 participants were assigned to the experimental group and 16 participants were assigned to wait-list control group. The virtual reality exposure therapy comprised four 30-minute sessions scheduled twice weekly. The Korean version of the Social Interaction Self-Statement test (SISST), the Subjective Unit of Discomfort Scale, the Heart rate, and the Timed Behavior Checklist for Performance Anxiety (TBCL) were measurements applied in this study. Results of the study indicate positive automatic thoughts of the experimental group significantly increased compared to the wait-list control group, and negative automatic thoughts, heart rate before conversation, and observer evaluation of performance anxiety score of the experimental group significantly decreased compared to the wait-list control group. Subjective anxiety and heart rate after conversation showed no significant difference between the groups. Implications of this study and proposal for following studies are discussed.

keywords
virtual reality, exposure therapy, heterosocial anxiety, social anxiety, 가상현실, 노출치료, 이성불안, 사회불안

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