Volume 18 - Summer 2020

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Preface   v

Brenda K. Wiederhold and Giuseppe Riva

Editorial

Virtual Reality Meets COVID-19: The Potential of Positive Technology Against the Burden of Coronavirus    3

Giuseppe Riva, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Daniele Di Lernia, Alice Chirico, Clelia Malighetti, Silvia Serino, Pietro Cipresso, and Andrea Gaggioli

Critical Reviews

A Call for Responsible Innovation in Mobile Mental Health: Content Analysis of the Depression App Marketplace     11

Dionne Bowie-Dabreo, Corina Sas, Sandra Sünram-Lea and Heather Les-Smith

Reviewing and Evaluating Mobile Apps for Memory Impairments in Depression     17

Chengcheng Qu, Corina Sas and Gavin Doherty

Robotic Vision and Embodiment. A Social and Educative Hypothesis of of Experience with Robots      23

Renato Grimaldi, Lorenzo Denicolai, Sandro Brignone and Silvia Palmieri

Evaluation Studies

Development and Validation of Digital Smartness Scale: A Tool to Assess Digital Skills in Professional Contexts     31

Simona Toni, Andrea Bonanomi and Andrea Gaggioli

Enhancing the Potential of Creative Thinking in Children with Educational Robots      37

Elvis Mazzoni, Martina Benvenuti, Alice Tartarini and Sara Giovagnoli

Cultural Comparison Models on The Assessment of Basic Psychological Needs Using a Virtual Serious Game     41

Irene Alice Chicchi Giglioli, Lucia A. Carrasco-Ribelles, Javier Marin-Morales,Fabiola Reyes, Gaspar Ayora, Georgina Cárdenas-López and Mariano Alcañiz Raya

Use of Robotic Animal Companions in Dementia Care A Qualitative Study of The Immediate and Long-Term Effects to Enhance Quality of Life and Feelings of Wellbeing For Individuals Living With Dementia     45

Ans I.M Tummers, Marleen F. Hillen, Yvonne A.W. De Kort and Wijnand A. Ijsselsteijn

Exploring the Intended Meaning Underlying Reaction Use on Facebook      51

Emily Lowe-Calverley and Nenagh Kemp

Using Virtual Reality to Enrich the Visit at the Botanical Garden     57

Alice Bettelli, Rosa Buson, Valeria Orso, Giulia Benvegnú, Patrik Pluchino and Luciano Gamberini

The Prototype Willingness Model of Adolescents’ Risky Photo Disclosure on Social Networking Sites: The Importance of Psychosocial Characteristics      63

Ugnė Paluckaitė and Kristina Žardeckaitė-Matulaitienė

Examining the Sociodemographic Variables and Social Networking Site Addiction among University Students in Sarajevo     69

Pınar Ünal-Aydin, Mehmet Akif Elen, Canahmet Boz and Orkun Aydin

User Experience Evaluation of a Physical versus Virtual Product: An Exploratory Study Using Immersive Virtual Reality      73

Andrea Gaggioli, Alessandro Sala, Manuela Ferrante, Natalia Laskowska, Roberta Malvezzi and Alice Chirico

Transformative Conversations. Questioning collaboration in digitally mediated interactions      77

Carlo Galimberti, Andrea Gaggioli, Eleonora Brivio, Francesca Caroli, Alice Chirico, Lucrezia Rampinini, Alain Trognon and Ilaria Vergine

Subjective Evaluation of Autonomous and Manual Driving in Advanced Simulation     81

Davide Bacchin, Patrik Pluchino, Mattia Furlan, Michela Minen, Diego Minen, Fabio Formaggia, Mattia Bruschetta, Alessandro Beghi and Luciano Gamberini

Original Research

Contact in VR: Testing Avatar Customisation and Common Ingroup Identity Cues on Outgroup Bias Reduction     89

Salvador Alvidrez and Jorge Peña

Nature’s perfection: Clouds’ fractals in well-being aesthetics     95

Sofia Bastoni, Alice Chirico, Elena Gianotti, Camillo Regalia and Andrea Gaggioli

Does Mediated Social Touch Succesfully Approximate Natural Social Touch?      99

Sima Ipakchian Askari, Ville Harjunen, Antal Haans, Niklas Ravaja and Wijnand Ijsselsteijn

Mental Time Travel: The role of Positive Rumination     105

Desirée Colombo, Carlos Suso-Ribera, Javier Fernández-Álvarez, Pietro Cipresso, Azucena García-Palacios, Giuseppe Riva and Cristina Botella

Age Effects on Recollection and Automaticity in a Fully Immersive virtual Reality Environment      111

Alexandra Voinescu and Daniel David

The Effect of Simulated Feedback About Psychophysiological Synchronization on Perceived Empathy And Connectedness     117

Milou A Feijt, Yvonne A.W De Kort, Joyce H.D.M. Westerink, Sanne E. Okel, and Wijnand A. Ijsselsteijn

Psycho-physiological Effects of a Virtual Reality Relaxation Experience after Acute Stressor Exposure     123

Andrea Gaggioli, Elena Gianotti And Alice Chirico

No Country for Old Men: Reducing Age Bias through Virtual Reality Embodiment    127

Stefania La Rocca, Andrea Brighenti, Giorgia Tosi and Roberta Daini

Digital Contents as A Tool to Address Research Reproducibility Crisis In Psychology: A Case Study on Sexual Attraction Under Conditions of High Arousal     133

Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli, Dario Monzani, Ketti Mazzocco, Marianna Masiero and Gabriella Pravettoni

Experimenting Immersive Videos to Reduce Test Anxiety In University Students     137

Valeria Orso, Patrik Pluchino, Diletta Mora, Leonardo Miglioranzi and Luciano Gamberini

Adaptive Virtual Environments using Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence     141

Timothy Mcmahan and Thomas D. Parsons

The Moderating Role of Personality in the Relationship between Temporal Perspectives and Facebook Addiction      147

Barbara Caci, Fabrizio Scrima, Maurizio Cardaci and Silvana Miceli

Coding with Me: Exploring The Effect Of Coding Intervention On Preschoolers’cognitive Skills     153

Giulia Peretti, Daniela Villani, Michele Marangi, Federica Pellizzari, Sara Di Bruno, Igor Guida, Antonella Marchetti, Giuseppe Riva, Pier Cesare Rivoltella and Davide Massaro

Assessment of Cognitive and Functional Performance Using A Virtual Environment Grocery Store with Environmental Distractors     157

Thomas D. Parsons, Michael Barnett and Timothy Mcmahan

Clinical Observations

An Immersive Virtual Reality Application for the Rehabilitation of Children with Dyslexia     165

Giuseppina Corvace, Luca Greci, Alessandro Antonietti, Alice Cancer, Sara Arlati and Marco Sacco

Assessing User Experience of a Virtual Reality Training in Patients With Anorexia Nervosa: Insights from A Pilot Study     171

Marta Matamala-Gomez, Eleonora Brivio, Alice Chirico, Clelia Malighetti, Olivia Realdon, Silvia Serino, Antonios Dakanalis, Giulia Corno, Nicoletta Polli, Chiara Cacciatore, Giuseppe Riva and Fabrizia Mantovani

Manipulating Body Size Distortions and Negative Body-Related Memories in Patients with Anorexia Nervosa: A Virtual Reality-Based Pilot Study     177

Clelia Malighetti, Alice Chirico, Silvia Serino, Silvia Cavedoni, Marta Matamala-Gomez, Chiara Stramba-Badiale, Valentina Mancuso, Giulia Corno, Nicoletta Polli, Chiara Cacciatore, Luca Persani and Giuseppe Riva

Virtual Reality for Relaxation in the Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorder: a Comparative Trial     183

Eric Malbos, Nadège Chichery, Baptiste Borwell, Julien Seimandi, Gabriel Weindel and Christophe Lancon

Predicting Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment Response Using Heart Rate Variability Response to Virtual Reality Environment and Modified Stroop Task: An Exploratory Study     189

Jeffrey M. Pyne, Joseph I. Constans, Brenda K. Wiederhold, Timothy Kimbrell, Teresa Kramer, Susan Jegley, Aline Rabalais, Bo Hu and Mark D. Wiederhold

An Investigation into The Impact of Virtual Reality Character Presentation on Participants’ Depression Stigma     195

David Redmond, Eilis Hennessey, Cliódhna O'Connor, Katalin Bálint, Thomas D. Parsons and Brendan Rooney

Breast Cancer Survivors’ Attitudes Towards Internet-Based Psychotherapy      201

Ilaria Durosini, Stefano Triberti and Gabriella Pravettoni

Application of Virtual Reality in an ED Primary Prevention Context: An Exploratory Study      207

Vincent Lemieux, Johana Monthuy-Blanc and Giulia Corno

Blended Transdiagnostic Group CBT For Emotional Disorders: Opinion Of The Online Modules and Group Sessions      213

Amanda Díaz-García, Alberto González-Robles, Cintia Tur, Isabel Fernández-Felipe, Diana Castilla, Cristina Botella and Azucena García-Palacios

The Intersubjectivity Grid As “Magnifying Screen” For Microanalyses Of Interactions in Telepsychotherapy      217

Lise Haddouk, Stéphane Bouchard, Eleonora Brivio, Carlo Galimberti and Alain Trognon

Targeting the fear of gaining weight and body-related concerns in Anorexia Nervosa. Preliminary findings from a Virtual Reality randomized clinical trial     223

Bruno Porras-Garcia, Eduardo Serrano-Troncoso, Marta Carulla- Roig, Pau Soto-Usera, Marta Ferrer-García, Laura Fernández- Del Castillo Olivares, Natalia Figueras-Puigderrajols, Isabel de la Montaña Santos-Carrasco, Bianca Borszewski, Marina Díaz-Marsá and José Gutiérrez-Maldonado

Artificial Intelligence in mental health: professionals’ attitudes towards AI as a psychotherapis      229

Valeria Sebri, Silvia Francesca Maria Pizzoli, Lucrezia Savioni and Stefano Triberti

41. Tackling Trauma with Technology: Treating Chronic Combat-Related PTSD In Canadian Armed Forces Personnel and Veterans With EMDR      235

Chelsea Jones, Lorraine Smith-Macdonald, Antonio Miguel-Cruz, Liana Lentz, Ashley Pike and Suzette Brémault-Phillips

Work In Progress

Drafting the Psychological Sublime Brain: A Pilot EEG Study     243

Alice Chirico, Eleonora Maggioni, Gabriele Dossi, Giandomenico Schiena, Alice Barale, Claudio Rozzoni, Maddalena Mazzocut-Mis, Andrea Gaggioli and Paolo Brambilla

A Virtual Reality tool for the Assessment of the Executive Functions      247

Francesca Borgnis, Francesca Baglio, Giuseppe Riva and Pietro Cipresso

Deep-dream 360° Virtual Reality videos for stimulating creativity: A pilot study      251

Eleonora Brivio, Daniele Di Lernia, Alice Chirico, Francesca Caroli, Antonello Luisi, Gelsomina Palomba, Ilaria Telazzi, Andrea Blandi and Giuseppe Riva

The BIAS-VR. Assessing body image disturbance using a virtual reality software. Preliminary results  257

Marta Ferrer-Garcia, Bruno Porras-Garcia, Natàlia Figueres- Puigderrajols, Rosa Marnet, José Albarral and José Gutiérrez- Maldonado

Virtual Reality-Cue Exposure Therapy for the treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder: Preliminary results      261

Natalia Figueras-Puigderrajols, Jolanda Fernández-Ruiz, Marta Ferrer-Garcia, Bruno Porras-Garcia, Alexandra Ghita, Miquel Monras-Arnau, Olga Hernández-Serrano, Mariano Gacto- Sanchez, Antoni Gual, Maribel Fernández-Avellaneda, Lídia Ugas- Ballester and José Gutiérrez-Maldonado

Using Social Media to Assess State and Trait Emotional intersections during the Longest-lasting Lunar Eclipse of the Twenty-first Century: A pilot Study      265

Elena Gianotti, Alice Chirico, Sofia Bastoni, Simona Toni and Andrea Gaggioli

Let’s dive into it! Exploring mentalizing abilities in adolescence in an immersive 360° environment     271

Ilaria M.A Benzi and Pietro Cipresso

The Potential of Transformative Interactive Video Storytelling For Improving Caregivers’ Mental Wellbeing: A Research Protocol      275

Milica Petrovic and Andrea Gaggioli