Edge of the Present: A Virtual Reality Tool to Cultivate Future Thinking, Positive Mood and Wellbeing

Habak, Stephanie; Bennett, Jill; Davies, Alex; Davies, Michaela; Christensen, Helen; Boydell, Katherine M.

doi:10.3390/ijerph18010140

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“…(Sin & Lyubomirsky, 2009) Technology-based psychological interventions (e.g., digital mood-monitoring tools and virtual reality), as well as other interventions such as physical activity and animal interactions might also be effective in this group. (Barton & Pretty, 2010;Dubad et al, 2018;Grajfoner et al, 2017;Habak et al, 2020)…”

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Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Coupland

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Background: The impact of changing social restrictions on the mental health of students during the COVID-19 pandemic warrants exploration. Aims: To prospectively examine changes to university students mental health during the pandemic. Methods: Students completed repeated online surveys at three time points (October 2020 (baseline), February 2021, March 2021) to explore relationships between demographic and psychological factors (loneliness and positive mood) and mental health outcomes (depression, anxiety, and stress). Results: A total of 893 students participated. Depression and anxiety levels were higher at all timepoints than pre-pandemic normative data (p<.001). Scores on all mental health measures were highest in February, with depression and anxiety remaining significantly higher in March than baseline. Female students and those with previous mental health disorders were at greatest risk of poor mental health outcomes. Lower positive mood and greater loneliness at baseline were associated with greater depression and anxiety at follow-ups. Baseline positive mood predicted improvement of depression and anxiety at follow-ups. Conclusion: Depression and anxiety were significantly higher than pre-pandemic norms, with female students and those with previous mental health difficulties being at greatest risk. Given these elevated rates, universities should ensure adequate support is available to meet potentially increased demand for services.

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Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

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Coupland

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“…They have the potential for individuals to share and respond to each other's cultures and environments. As such, they offer a natural application for changemakers (Whewell et al, 2021;Habak et al, 2021).…”

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Changemakers as digital makers: Connecting and co-creating

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This paper presents data from two international projects focused on the interaction between changemaking and digital making in university students. The data is drawn from the contributions of 63 university students located in the United States, Romania, Spain, Belgium, Norway, Denmark and England. Using a design thinking methodology and a thematic analysis of student responses, the aim was to understand how the creative use of immersive technologies, such as augmented and virtual reality, might create an environment for changemaking practices in an international context. Findings suggest that students demonstrated not only enhanced digital skills and student engagement but increased cultural competence and global mindfulness. International digital collaboration can create conditions for students to develop changemaker attributes and identify as changemakers within the spheres of entrepreneurship and education, preparing them to be a force for change in the world.

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“…Training (van Beek et al, 2009) and emerging, e.g. 'Edge of the Present' virtual reality therapy (Habak et al, 2020), interventions for future thinking.…”

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The relationship between daily positive future thinking and past-week suicidal ideation in youth: An experience sampling study

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Reduced positive future thinking has been associated with suicidal ideation and behaviour in adults, and appears to be exacerbated by negative affect. Yet, this has received little attention in youth. Prior research has also focussed on longer-term future thinking, e.g. months and years, and relied on lab-based assessments. Using the experience sampling method (ESM), we investigate whether short-term future thinking in daily life is associated with suicidal ideation in youth and explore the role of affect in the future thinking – suicidal ideation relationship. A community sample of N= 722 adolescent twins and their young adult non-twin siblings completed ESM (a structured diary technique) as part of the TwinssCan study (n= 55 with, and n= 667 without, past-week suicidal ideation). Participants completed self-report questionnaires, including on past-week suicidal ideation as part of the SCL-90. Subsequently, daily future thinking was assessed each morning for six days with ESM. To investigate the relationship between daily positive future thinking and past-week suicidal ideation, we estimated a mixed-effects linear regression model with a random intercept for participant, and included age and sex as covariates. The relationship between daily positive future thinking, past-week suicidal ideation, and average positive and negative affect from the previous day was investigated by estimating two separate mixed-effects linear regression models (one for negative affect, one for positive affect), with a random intercept for participant, and random slopes for average positive and negative affect. Our results showed that participants reporting higher past-week suicidal ideation also reported significantly less daily positive future thinking during the ESM period, and this association remained significant, even when controlling for average positive and negative affect from the previous day. Higher average positive affect from the previous day was significantly associated with higher positive future thinking. Although average negative affect from the previous day was associated with lower positive future thinking, this association was not statistically significant. Our findings indicate that short-term future thinking relates to suicidal ideation among a non-clinical sample of adolescents. Future research should investigate the directionality of the future thinking – suicidal ideation relationship, in order to investigate whether impaired future thinking may be an early warning signal for escalating suicidal ideation in youth.

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Edge of the Present: A Virtual Reality Tool to Cultivate Future Thinking, Positive Mood and Wellbeing

Cited by 28 publications

References 35 publications

Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Prospective examination of mental health in university students during the COVID-19 pandemic

Changemakers as digital makers: Connecting and co-creating

The relationship between daily positive future thinking and past-week suicidal ideation in youth: An experience sampling study

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