Volume 20 - Summer 2022
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface v
Brenda K. Wiederhold and Giuseppe Riva
Editorial
Metaverse Creates New Opportunities in Healthcare 3
Brenda K. Wiederhold and Giuseppe Riva
Critical Reviews
Where do we stand? An overview of reviews regarding the current status of virtual reality applications in alcohol use disorder 11
Alexandra Ghita
Biofeedback interventions using immersive virtual natural environment: A scoping review 17
Elena Sajno, Federico Dagostin and Pietro Cipresso
Evaluation Studies
The relationship between computer-game-type preference and personality traits, moral foundations and self-regulation among young adults 25
Liubov Glinkina and Victoria Vasilenko
Inspiring awe in high school teachers: Design and preliminary test of a virtual training in AltspaceVR 31
Alice Chirico, Francesco Serafini, Marta Pizzolante, Roberta Malvezzi, Elena Gianotti Carolina Micucci, Eliana Manduca, Clelia Carvelli, Federica Vago, Martina Renda, Edoardo Cascio and Andrea Gaggioli
Positive technology for emotion regulation: a virtual self-help intervention 37
Clelia Malighetti, Daniela Villani, Luca Bernardelli, Federica Garbarino, Sara Maestri, Stefano De Gasperi and Giuseppe Riva
Technology as a daily resource for Italian college students during the lockdown period. A qualitative study 41
Claudia Carissoli, Claudia Redaelli, Giuseppina Bernardelli, Luca Negri and Antonella Delle Fave
Usability and Users’ Experience of EXecutive-function Innovative Tool (EXIT 360°) 47
Francesca Borgnis, Francesca Baglio, Lidia Uccellatore, Giuseppe Riva and Pietro Cipresso
Venturing through storm and stress. A virtual reality app for the assessment of Emotional Sensitivity 53
Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi and Pietro Cipresso
Training mentalization in virtual reality: an experimental treatment for children 59
Francesca Locati, Ilaria Maria Antonietta Benzi, Pietro Cipresso and Laura Parolin
Original Research
Covid-19 Lockdown in Italy as a Potential Transformative Experience: A Pilot Study 69
Alice Chirico, Marta Pizzolante, Sofia Bastoni, Elena Gianotti, Matilde Scarcina and Andrea Gaggioli
Cyberintervention on plant workforce’s mental activity for safety 71
Elena Sajno, Michele Maisetti, Roberto Luongo and Pietro Cipresso
360° immersive photos and videos, an ecological approach to memory assessment 77
Francesca Bruni, Valentina Mancuso, Chiara Stramba-Badiale, Luca Pieri, Giuseppe Riva, Pietro Cipresso and Elisa Pedroli
Gesture based word (re)acquisition with a virtual agent in augmented reality: A preliminary study 83
Manuela Macedonia, Joachim Greiner, Claudia Repetto and Selina Wriessnegger
Clinical Observations
An innovative solution for an integrated evaluation of Executive Dysfunctions 91
Francesca Borgnis, Francesca Baglio, Federica Rossetto, Giuseppe Riva and Pietro Cipresso
Parent-child dysfunctional communication about sexting: The role of parental characteristics and parental mediation 97
Michal Dolev-Cohen and Tsameret Ricon
Investigating Virtual Reality technology acceptance by patients: preliminary results from a TAM-based model 103
Sandra Morelli, Giuseppe D'Avenio, Mirko Rossi and Mauro Grigioni
Live-chats in postvention: an analysis of interventions with people bereaved by suicide 109
Lorenza Entilli and Sabrina Cipolletta
ANTaging: a Research Protocol for Active Navigation Training with Virtual Reality in Mild Cognitive Impairment 115
Cosimo Tuena, Silvia Serino, Elisa Pedroli, Pietro Cipresso, Marco Stramba-Badiale, Giuseppe Riva and Claudia Repetto
Understanding the relationship between Traumatic experiences and Compulsive Internet use through the lens of mentalization: A mediation analysis 121
Francesca Borghesi, Pietro Cipresso, Christian Franceschini, Fanny Guglielmucci and Alessandro Musetti
Work In Progress
Digital Career Guidance Technologies: Using Augmented and Virtual Reality 131
Valeriia Demareva, Irina Petrova and Marina Zhukova
Testing a music-based virtual reality intervention for upper limb motor rehabilitation in post-stroke hemiparetic patients 135
Alice Cancer, Claudia Repetto, Alessandra Maietti and Alessandro Antonietti