Jasmin Niess

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    MoodShaper: A Virtual Reality Experience to Support Managing Negative Emotions
    (ACM, 2024-06-01)
    Nadine Wagener
    ;
    Arne Kiesewetter
    ;
    Leon Reicherts
    ;
    Paweł W. Woźniak
    ;
    Johannes Schöning  
    Negative emotions such as sadness or anger are often seen as something to be avoided. However, recognising, processing and regulating challenging emotional experiences can facilitate personal growth and is essential for long-term well-being. To support people in regulating and reflecting on negative emotions, we designed MoodShaper — a VR experience where participants autonomously create a virtual environment combined with emotion regulation (ER) interventions. Our system included three different interventions designed based on interviews with psychotherapists. We evaluated MoodShaper in a mixed-method between-subject study with 𝑛 = 60 participants. Participants experienced one of the three ER interventions, allowing them to manipulate visual representations of negative emotions through externalisation, seclusion, or appreciation. We found that MoodShaper significantly increased positive effects while decreasing difficulties in ER and negative effects. Our work demonstrates how VR can provide technology-mediated support to reflect on, engage with and manage negative emotions. We contribute insights for future VR systems that support ER in challenging situations.
    Type:conference paper
    DOI:10.1145/3643834.3661570
    URI:https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/120274
    Scopus© Citations 25