scholarly journals Virtual Reality Treatment for Public Speaking Anxiety in Students. Advancements and Results in Personalized Medicine

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco-Javier Hinojo-Lucena ◽  
Inmaculada Aznar-Díaz ◽  
María-Pilar Cáceres-Reche ◽  
Juan-Manuel Trujillo-Torres ◽  
José-María Romero-Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Time Period

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common phobia in the student population. Traditionally, exposure therapy has been used as a treatment. However, the use of virtual reality (VR) is increasingly common to treat PSA. The purpose of this paper was to analyze the published scientific literature on VR as a treatment for PSA in students. The articles indexed in two databases (Web of Science and Scopus) were analyzed, with a time period from the beginning of the first publications until 2019 included. The systematic literature review was based on fixed inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 13 studies were identified which included 481 students. The results collected indicate that the duration of treatments to have positive effects was at least one week, where the number of sessions was between one and twelve. Furthermore, most VR treatments reported positive effects. Finally, this study showed evidence that VR treatment for PSA is effective while being less invasive than in vivo exposure.

scholarly journals A Meta-Analysis of the Efficacy of Virtual Reality and In Vivo Exposure Therapy as Psychological Interventions for Public Speaking Anxiety

2021 ◽  
pp. 014544552199110
Author(s):  
Rachel Reeves ◽  
David Curran ◽  
Amanda Gleeson ◽  
Donncha Hanna
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Exposure Therapy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Mode Of Delivery ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Psychological Interventions ◽  
Speaking Anxiety

Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a prevalent condition with disabling occupational, educational, and social consequences. Exposure therapy is a commonly utilized approach for treating PSA. Traditionally, this intervention has been delivered as in vivo exposure therapy (IVET). Limitations inherent to in vivo as a mode of delivery have been identified and studies have increasingly explored the use of Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) as an alternative. Understanding the efficacy of both VRET and IVET as psychological interventions for PSA is important. A systematic search identified 11 studies with 508 participants. Meta-analysis yielded a large significant effect wherein VRET resulted in significant reductions in PSA versus control of −1.39 ( Z = 3.96, p < .001) and a similar large significant effect wherein IVET resulted in significant reductions in PSA versus control of −1.41 ( Z = 7.51, p < .001). Although IVET was marginally superior to VRET, both interventions proved efficacious. Given the advantages of utilizing VRET over IVET future research and clinical practice could explore VRET as a treatment option for PSA.

scholarly journals Cloud Based Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy Service for Public Speaking Anxiety

Information ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Justas Šalkevičius ◽  
Audronė Miškinytė ◽  
Lukas Navickas
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Exposure Therapy ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy ◽  
Skin Response ◽  
Virtual Reality Exposure ◽  
Therapy Service

Public speaking anxiety is commonly treated using cognitive behavioral therapy. During the therapy session, the patient is either asked to vividly imagine and describe the feared stimulus or is confronted with it in the real world. Sometimes, however, it can be hard to imagine the object of fear or to create a controllable environment that contains this stimulus. Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) can help solve these problems by placing the patient in a simulated 3D environment. While standalone VRET applications have been investigated for more than 25 years, we are analyzing the viability of a cloud-based VRET system. In this paper, we discuss the architectural and technical choices made in order to create a mobile and lightweight solution that can be easily adapted by any psychology clinic. Moreover, we are analyzing data gathered from 30 participants who have undergone a VRET session for public speaking anxiety. Finally, the collected psychophysiological signals including galvanic skin response (GSR) and skin temperature are processed and investigated in order to evaluate our cloud-based VRET system.

scholarly journals A Mixed Method Study on the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality to Improve Adolescent Public Speaking

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amber Frantz ◽  
Kimberly Grosenbacher
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Mixed Method ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Technology ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Self Confidence ◽  
Post Test ◽  
Data Subject

This study analyzes the extent to which virtual reality technology is effective in improving self-confidence in children and adolescents ages 12-18 when public speaking. Using a mixed method of both quantitative and qualitative data, subject responses were collected through a pre- and post-test survey prior to and after completing a set of three virtual reality simulations. The data demonstrated that with an increasing number of audience members present in a virtual simulation, subject confidence levels decreased, suggesting that virtual reality can be used as an effective tool in reducing public speaking anxiety. While the current study supports this claim, additional research should be conducted based on the limitations of this study, specifically to enlarge the sample size beyond 20 subjects.  

Brief Virtual Reality Therapy for Public Speaking Anxiety

2002 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-550 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra R. Harris ◽  
Robert L. Kemmerling ◽  
Max M. North
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Reality Therapy ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Virtual Reality Therapy

A Comparison of three Behaviour Therapies in the Treatment of Social Phobia

1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 69-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Phobia ◽  
Public Speaking ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Public Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Previous Trial ◽  
Speaking Anxiety ◽  
Present Trial

No previous trial has been reported in which only patients with social phobia were treated. There were nine such patients in a previous trial involving 18 agoraphobics and 18 other phobics (Gelder et al, 1973), in which they responded poorly to desensitization but no conclusion could be drawn from such a small sample. Gordon Paul (1966) found that volunteers with public speaking anxiety, a limited manifestation of social phobia, responded better to desensitization than to psychotherapy. Donald Meichenbaum (1971) also showed that similar volunteers responded well to desensitization but when social anxiety was more general subjects did better with a psychotherapy involving modification of self-instructions. It seemed clear that desensitization in the treatment of patients with social anxiety required further investigation and in the present trial it was compared with imaginal implosion and also with social skills training, an in-vivo treatment.

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