The use of virtual reality (VR) exposure for reducing contamination fear and disgust: Can VR be an effective alternative exposure technique to in vivo?

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dc.authorid0000-0002-1080-4577en_US
dc.contributor.authorInozu, Mujgan
dc.contributor.authorCelikcan, Ufuk
dc.contributor.authorAkin, Burcin
dc.contributor.authorMustafaoğlu Çiçek, Nuray
dc.date.accessioned2021-03-20T20:09:31Z
dc.date.available2021-03-20T20:09:31Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.departmentBTÜ, İnsan ve Toplum Bilimleri Fakültesi, Psikoloji Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground and objectives: Virtual reality (VR) has become a new tool in psychological research and application. Although several studies have investigated its triggering and reducing role in anxiety via VR-based exposure and response prevention (VR-ERP) across different psychopathologies, its efficiency in contamination fear and reduction of disgust are yet to be examined. The study contributes to the field by investigating the effectiveness of the VR-ERP on the reduction of anxiety, disgust and urge to wash levels using an experimental design. Methods: A total of 21 non-clinical participants with high contamination fear were randomly assigned to experimental (n = 9) and control (n = 12) groups. The experimental group was exposed to repeated VR-ERP sessions. Results: After a minimum of three VR-ERP sessions, the experimental group scored significantly lower than the control group on the anxiety, disgust, and urge to wash hands scores. Limitations: A small sample size, an analogue sample, and a generic virtual scenario content were potential limitations of the study. Conclusions: The results indicated that the VR-ERP can be an efficient and alternative exposure tool in the reduction of anxiety, disgust, and urge to wash hands. The theoretical and clinical applications of the VR-ERP in the treatment of contamination-based OCD symptoms were discussed in light of our findings.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipHacettepe University Scientific Research Unit (SRU)Hacettepe University [SHD-2017-15696]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis work was supported by Hacettepe University Scientific Research Unit (SRU), Project Number: SHD-2017-15696. The funders had no role in study design, data collection, data analysis and the preparation of the manuscript.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100518en_US
dc.identifier.issn2211-3649
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocrd.2020.100518
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12885/448
dc.identifier.volume25en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000531087200019en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.institutionauthorMustafaoğlu Çiçek, Nuray
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal Of Obsessive-Compulsive And Related Disordersen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectVirtual realityen_US
dc.subjectExposure therapiesen_US
dc.subjectContamination anxietyen_US
dc.subjectOCDen_US
dc.subjectDisgusten_US
dc.titleThe use of virtual reality (VR) exposure for reducing contamination fear and disgust: Can VR be an effective alternative exposure technique to in vivo?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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