Meditating in Virtual Reality 3: 360° Video of Perceptual Presence of Instructor.

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The need for remote delivery of mental health interventions including instruction in meditation has become paramount in the wake of the current global pandemic. However, the support one may usually feel within the physical presence of an instructor may be weakened when interventions are delivered remotely, potentially impacting one's meditative experiences. Use of head-mounted displays (HMD) to display video-recorded instruction may increase one's sense of psychological presence with the instructor as compared to presentation via regular flatscreen (e.g., laptop) monitor. This research therefore evaluated a didactic, trauma-informed care approach to instruction in mindfulness meditation by comparing meditative responses to an instructor-guided meditation when delivered f

SUBMITTER: Waller M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7985578 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature