Meditating in VR

Title

Meditating in VR

Creator

Kunnumpurath, Biju; Paul, Ajith; Menon, Vishnu Achutha

Description

This chapter examines how immersion in virtual reality (VR) affects the psychological well-being, perceived interactivity, and positive thinking of young adults. Using a questionnaire adapted from Katy Tcha-Tokey's VR survey and established scales by Sally J. McMillan, Jang-Sun Hwang, and Diener, data was collected from 224 students at Christ University. Participants engaged in a VR meditation session using Meta Quest 2 headsets. Results indicated stronger correlations between immersion and psychological well-being (r = 0.511) and positive thinking (r = 0.485) compared to perceived interactivity (r = 0.319). Regression analyses confirmed immersion's predictive power for psychological well-being (? = 0.511, R2 = 0.261) and perceived interactivity (? = 0.485, R2 = 0.236), with lesser impact on positive thinking (R2 = 0.101). The study suggests that VR immersion notably influences psychological well-being and perceived interactivity among young adults. 2026 Scrivener Publishing LLC.

Source

Augmented and Virtual Reality in Immersive Healthcare;pp.475-497

Date

01-01-2025

Publisher

wiley

Subject

immersion; Meditation; perceived interactivity; positive thinking; psychological well-being; VR; young adults

Coverage

Kunnumpurath B., Department of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Paul A., Department of Media Studies, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Menon V.A., Department of Education, Institute for Educational and Developmental Studies (IEDS), Uttar Pradesh, Noida, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 978-139430286-4; 978-139430284-0;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394302864.ch17

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