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A scoping review into treating and assessing aggression and violence through Virtual Reality (VR)

Reininghaus, E. (2022) A scoping review into treating and assessing aggression and violence through Virtual Reality (VR).

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Abstract:Contemporary treatment methods for dealing with aggression have various limitations. However, Virtual Reality (VR) technology might have the potential to address those limitations. Therefore, the database on this research area was explored by this scoping review to establish an overview of the current state of the art regarding the treatment and assessment of aggression and violence through VR in diverse populations. In total, 15 studies were incorporated in this review after a comprehensive exploration. Those studies were analysed regarding several study characteristics, the usability/feasibility, and the effectiveness of VR in treating and assessing aggression. Promising results were discovered regarding the treatment and assessment of aggression through VR in diverse populations. Studies mostly identified VR as an effective intervention for positively influencing proximal and distal determinants of aggression and as a valid assessment instrument for aggression. Treatment results are mostly in line with a previous comprehensive review from 2019. The amount of newly discovered studies from the last three years indicates that research around aggression treatment through VR seems to have risen and that research around aggression assessment through VR seems to have started. Since research around VR aggression assessment is new, further research advancements are needed.
Item Type:Essay (Master)
Faculty:BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Subject:77 psychology
Programme:Psychology MSc (66604)
Link to this item:https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/92680
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