Gamification is often equipped with the promise to increase motivation and performance. However, research explaining which gamification design elements are effective mechanisms through these effects can be explained still at an early stage. By drawing on three psychological needs – competence, autonomy, social relatedness proposed by self-determination theory, we develop a model explain of feedback avatar reuse. We test 2 (avatar similarity: low vs. high) × (embodied feedback: no embodied...

Smoking leads to the development of automatic tendencies that promote approach behavior toward smoking-related stimuli which in turn may maintain addictive behavior. The present study examined whether can be measured by using an adapted version Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT). Given progression has been associated with a decreased reactivity brain reward system for signaling natural rewards, we also used AAT measure rewarding smokers. During AAT, 92 smokers and 51 non-smokers viewed vs....

Abstract Background Tobacco use is globally recognized by the World Health Organization as foremost risk factor for premature mortality. Individuals with mental disorders exhibit a notably heightened dependence on tobacco, approximately twice high that of general population. The long-term effects nicotine consumption include an exacerbation depressive symptoms and decline in health, which can be considered additional factors vulnerable population smokers preexisting disorders. Successful...

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) poses a significant mental health challenge. Despite cognitive behavior therapy being the first-line treatment for SAD, its accessibility remains limited. Internet- and mobile-based interventions (IMIs) offer approaches to enhance reduce waiting times. As part of this, some recent have incorporated virtual reality (VR) enable behavioral experiments exposure. This pilot study aimed explore efficacy an IMI, including CBT via smartphone apps VR alleviate severity...

Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is a highly prevalent mental associated with enormous stress and suffering. Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) the first-line treatment for SAD, yet its accessibility often constrained long waiting times. Digital therapeutic applications, including psychoeducation self-guided behavioral experiments in virtual reality (VR), could facilitate access reduce The study aims to investigate if ultra-short-time involving digital applications VR components can severity of...

Abstract Background Automatic processes to approach smoking-related cues have been repeatedly linked smoking status, intensity of smoking, and cigarette craving. Moreover, recent findings suggest that targeting those tendencies directly by means bias modification (ABM) has merit in changing maladaptive for drug reducing consumption. However, training effects tend be small. Embedding the into virtual reality (VR) technology could a promising way improve efficacy. The present protocol...

Recently, experimental paradigms have been developed to strengthen automatic avoidance or inhibitory responses for smoking cues. However, these procedures not yet directly compared regarding their effectiveness and mechanisms of action.This study the effects vs. training as an add-on a brief cessation intervention. The standard Approach-Avoidance-Task (AAT) was adapted both types control conditions.One hundred twenty-four smokers attended behavioral counseling were thereafter randomized one...

Abstract Cognitive bias research draws upon the notion that altered information processing is key for understanding psychological functioning and well-being. However, little attention has been paid to question of whether frequently used experimental paradigms hold adequate psychometric properties. The present study examined properties three widely cognitive tasks: Approach-Avoidance Task (AAT), visual dot-probe-task, Implicit Association Test (IAT). Approach, attentional, association biases...

Cognitive behavioral therapy is the first-line treatment for patients with panic disorder (PD) and agoraphobia (AG). Yet, many remain untreated due to limited resources. Digital self-guided short-term applications may help overcome this issue. While some therapeutic are already supported by health insurance companies, data on their efficacy limited. The current study investigates effect of digital comprising psychoeducation virtual reality exposure (VRET).

Purpose Immersive virtual reality (IVR) has been frequently proposed as a promising tool for learning. However, researchers have commonly implemented plethora of design elements in these IVR systems, which makes the specific aspects system that are necessary to achieve beneficial outcomes unclear. Against this background, study aims combine literature on presence with learning theories propose ability present 3D objects users improves environment compared 2D objects, leading increased...

Abstract Background Automatic tendencies to approach drug-related cues have been linked the development and maintainance of harmful drug-taking behavior. Recent studies demonstrated that these automatic can be targeted directly by means cognitive bias modification (CBM). Moreover, changing those may enhance treatment outcomes. However, training therapy effects tend rather small adherence might impaired time-consuming multiple laboratory sessions. Here, we present a protocol for randomized...

Abstract Approach bias modification (ApBM) has shown promise in addiction treatment, but effects are small and ecological validity suffers from completing trainings the laboratory. Providing app-based via mobile phones could increase training efficacy. One-hundred-and-thirty-one smokers seeking abstinence attended a smoking cessation intervention were thereafter randomized to one of three conditions: (a) ApBM-training; (b) sham training; (c) no training. App performed on 14 consecutive days...

<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> In recent years, internet- and mobile-based interventions gained relevance in mental health care. Psychotherapists' perspectives are crucial identifying potential improvements as well barriers to the implementation of these interventions. </sec> <title>OBJECTIVE</title> This study aimed explore psychotherapists’ on facilitating conditions <title>METHODS</title> The consisted a qualitative research design, utilizing open items cross-sectional survey. total, 350...

Abstract Automatic tendencies to approach addictionrelated stimuli have been linked the development and maintenance of harmful drug use behavior. Recent studies shown that these automatic approaches can be directly addressed modified by cognitive bias modification (CBM). However, training treatment effects are rather small compliance could impaired time-consuming, multiple laboratory sessions. Here we present a mobile variant Approach-Avoidance Task (app-AAT), which is evaluated feasibility...

Stress may potentiate the chronification of nicotine addiction, but exact mechanisms remain elusive. We performed an explorative pilot study examining effects psychological stress, administered via socially evaluated cold pressor task (SECPT), on implicit approach bias for smoking-related cues in smokers approach-avoidance (AAT). Smokers (N = 24) were subjected to stress or control condition SECPT by using a within-subject design. Consistent with previous findings, strong AAT was found...

Zusammenfassung In den letzten Jahren sind durch die Fortschritte der Digitalisierung neue psychotherapeutische Behandlungsmöglichkeiten und Unterstützungsangebote entstanden. Während sich bestimmte Innovationen wie Videotherapie im Jahr stark verbreitet haben, andere Formate z. B. Psychotherapieanwendungen in Virtuellen Realität (VR) zwar sehr gut wissenschaftlich untersucht, aber dennoch kaum (tägliche) Praxis implementiert worden. Der folgende Artikel gibt einen Überblick über aktuellen...

Abstract Addictive behaviors are characterized by information processing biases, including substance-related interpretation biases. In the field of cigarette smoking, such biases have not been investigated yet. The present study thus adopted an open-ended scenario approach to measure smoking-related Individuals who smoke, those ceased and without a smoking history (total sample N = 177) were instructed generate spontaneous continuations for ambiguous, scenarios that described either or...