The attention to the emotion dimension, in the context of interventions aimed at promoting psychological wellbeing as well as the treatment of some psychopathological conditions, allowed the development in recent decades important studies and reflections both from the point of view of theoretical scientific knowledge and therapeutic implications. Starting from the awareness of the important functions that emotions perform in intra and interpersonal dynamics, the question of emotion regulation becomes central, as a complex and dynamic psychic activity that allows the achievement of individual well-being and good social functioning. Experiments and therapeutic interventions based on virtual reality (VR) in recent years have opened new scenarios and led to new knowledge regarding emotion regulation in both normotypic and pathological samples. The aim of the following paper is to offer a review of the scientific literature of the last 10 years regarding the use of virtual reality in the context of emotion regulation. © 2021 Copyright for this paper by its authors.
Virtual reality and emotion regulation: A systematic review
Rega Angelo
2021-01-01
Abstract
The attention to the emotion dimension, in the context of interventions aimed at promoting psychological wellbeing as well as the treatment of some psychopathological conditions, allowed the development in recent decades important studies and reflections both from the point of view of theoretical scientific knowledge and therapeutic implications. Starting from the awareness of the important functions that emotions perform in intra and interpersonal dynamics, the question of emotion regulation becomes central, as a complex and dynamic psychic activity that allows the achievement of individual well-being and good social functioning. Experiments and therapeutic interventions based on virtual reality (VR) in recent years have opened new scenarios and led to new knowledge regarding emotion regulation in both normotypic and pathological samples. The aim of the following paper is to offer a review of the scientific literature of the last 10 years regarding the use of virtual reality in the context of emotion regulation. © 2021 Copyright for this paper by its authors.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
