Testing the effectiveness of virtual reality as a defusion technique for coping with unwanted thoughts
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The NTA has been used in previous experimental studies to elicit rumination and measure the immediate effects of cognitive defusion exercises.
“The NTA has been used in previous experimental studies to elicit rumination and measure the immediate effects of cognitive defusion exercises [30,41,42].”
From A Virtual Reality–Based Cognitive Defusion Application for Youth Depression and Anxiety: Mixed Methods Experimental Study. (2025) · cites this paper as [30]
Previous research on VR-based cognitive defusion is limited, with only one study by Prudenzi et al finding that a VR defusion task reduced thought believability and discomfort compared to a nondefusion VR control.
“Previous research on VR-based cognitive defusion is limited, with only 1 study to the authors’ knowledge by Prudenzi et al [30] finding that a VR defusion task reduced thought believability and discomfort compared to a nondefusion VR control.”
From A Virtual Reality–Based Cognitive Defusion Application for Youth Depression and Anxiety: Mixed Methods Experimental Study. (2025) · cites this paper as [30]
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- Authors
- Prudenzi, A., Rooney, B., Presti, G., Lombardo, M., Lombardo, D., Messina, C., & McHugh, L.
- Affiliations
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Università degli Studi di Enna Kore (IT)
- Corresponding author
- McHugh, Louise
- Venue
- Virtual Reality
- Published
- 2018-11-08
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 179-185
- ISSN
- 1359-4338 (ISSN-L)
- 1434-9957
- OpenAlex
- W2900094078
- Cited by
- 24
- References
- 34
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 5 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2
- FWCI
- 2.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Virtual Reality (publishedVersion)
- University of Birmingham Research Portal (University of Birmingham) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Human-Computer Interaction › Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Keywords
- cognitive defusion, negative thinking, self-referential processing
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