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題名 Gosh! It is truly happening to me: Embodying adverse health outcomes through immersive virtual reality to promote perceived risk and healthy behaviors
作者 林日璇
Lin, Jih-Hsuan Tammy;Wu, Dai-Yun
貢獻者 傳播學院
關鍵詞 Virtual reality; VR embodiment; Macular degeneration; Risk perception; Health behavior
日期 2025-11
上傳時間 21-Aug-2025 09:33:06 (UTC+8)
摘要 This study investigated the unique affordances of virtual reality technology, distinguishing it from other media formats in facilitating the subjective embodiment of physical sensations and health risk perceptions. Employing a between-subjects experimental design (N = 94), this study compared the impacts of embodying macular degeneration symptoms through virtual reality with those of a personal computer simulation. This investigation aimed to assess how VR-enabled embodied experiences affect risk perception and promote healthy behaviors. The results demonstrated that VR embodiment significantly enhanced perceived susceptibility to macular degeneration, as mediated by the illusion of virtual body ownership. This heightened risk perception led to immediate improvements in participants’ intentions to engage in healthy behaviors and was observed to significantly influence actual health-related behaviors two weeks post-exposure. This study reveals potential underlying mechanisms through which VR embodiment effects manifest, thereby offering new insights into how VR can be harnessed as a potent tool in health communication.
關聯 Computers in Human Behavior, Vol.172, 108749
資料類型 article
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108749
dc.contributor 傳播學院
dc.creator (作者) 林日璇
dc.creator (作者) Lin, Jih-Hsuan Tammy;Wu, Dai-Yun
dc.date (日期) 2025-11
dc.date.accessioned 21-Aug-2025 09:33:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.available 21-Aug-2025 09:33:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.date.issued (上傳時間) 21-Aug-2025 09:33:06 (UTC+8)-
dc.identifier.uri (URI) https://nccur.lib.nccu.edu.tw/handle/140.119/158840-
dc.description.abstract (摘要) This study investigated the unique affordances of virtual reality technology, distinguishing it from other media formats in facilitating the subjective embodiment of physical sensations and health risk perceptions. Employing a between-subjects experimental design (N = 94), this study compared the impacts of embodying macular degeneration symptoms through virtual reality with those of a personal computer simulation. This investigation aimed to assess how VR-enabled embodied experiences affect risk perception and promote healthy behaviors. The results demonstrated that VR embodiment significantly enhanced perceived susceptibility to macular degeneration, as mediated by the illusion of virtual body ownership. This heightened risk perception led to immediate improvements in participants’ intentions to engage in healthy behaviors and was observed to significantly influence actual health-related behaviors two weeks post-exposure. This study reveals potential underlying mechanisms through which VR embodiment effects manifest, thereby offering new insights into how VR can be harnessed as a potent tool in health communication.
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dc.relation (關聯) Computers in Human Behavior, Vol.172, 108749
dc.subject (關鍵詞) Virtual reality; VR embodiment; Macular degeneration; Risk perception; Health behavior
dc.title (題名) Gosh! It is truly happening to me: Embodying adverse health outcomes through immersive virtual reality to promote perceived risk and healthy behaviors
dc.type (資料類型) article
dc.identifier.doi (DOI) 10.1016/j.chb.2025.108749
dc.doi.uri (DOI) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108749