Comparaison des effets de la méditation d'autocompassion en réalité virtuelle et en audio sur l'activation cérébrale et le bien-être chez des étudiants universitaires
Psycause revue scientifique étudiante de l École de psychologie de l Université Laval April 15, 2026 Kalil Diallo, Ariane Bilodeau, Emmanuelle Hudon et al.
University students often experience high psychological stress, low self-esteem, and low self-efficacy, highlighting a need for mental health interventions. Mindfulness self-compassion meditation shows promise for improving psychological well-being. Integrating virtual reality, compared to an audio format, might enhance these effects. In a study with fifteen students who completed two meditation sessions (audio and VR), questionnaires measured affect, self-compassion, pleasure, and arousal, and brain waves were recorded via EEG. Both sessions significantly reduced negative affect and arousal levels, with no difference between audio and VR modalities. No significant differences were observed in brain wave frequencies. Further longitudinal research is needed to fully assess VR's added value.