Mitigating stress and anxiety in a social VR-based Trier Social Stress Test: The role of trait anxiety in cognitive and mindfulness interventions.
Acta Psychologica September 1, 2025 Eunha Kim, Teemu H Laine, Youbin Lee
The purpose of this study was to examine whether cognitive restructuring and mindfulness-based meditation would alleviate stress and anxiety induced by a social VR-based TSST within StressMeta, the platform that we developed. Additionally, we investigated whether the effectiveness of these interventions would vary based on trait anxiety levels. A total of 60 college students were randomly...