Table 1 List of variable names, items, scoring range and anchors for the questionnaires on self-recognition, body ownership and agency; their self-dialogue experience in VR; and the personal problem discussed.
From: Self-dialogue with age-congruent versus age-incongruent avatars in immersive virtual reality
Category | Variable | Questionnaire item | Scale | Anchors | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Embodiment | SelfRecognition | Did you recognize yourself in the first character’s body? | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | − 3 = Totally disagree, 3 = Totally agree | |
Self | Other | ||||
Down | I felt that the virtual body I saw looking down was my own body. | Same item, referring to second avatar | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | − 3 = Totally disagree, 3 = Totally agree | |
Mirror | I felt that the virtual body that I saw when I looked towards the mirror was my own body. | Same item, referring to second avatar | |||
Agency | I felt that the movements of the virtual body were caused by my own movements. | Same item, referring to second avatar | |||
Self-dialogue outcomes | Knowledge | I feel that now I have more knowledge about my problem | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | |
Understand | I think that, after this experience in the virtual consultation, I am able to better understand my problem | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | ||
Newideas | I think I can have new ideas on how to solve my problem | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | ||
Bettercontrol | I feel that I control my problem better | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | ||
Helped | This dialogue helped me to have a new perspective on my problem | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | ||
Perspective | Every time I changed the avatar and observed the situation from the perspective of the second avatar, I understood my problem better | 7-point (− 3 to 3) | Same as above | ||
Problem-related outcomes | Importance | What is the level of importance of the problem in your current life? | 5-point (0–4) | 0 = Not at all important, 4 = Extremely important | |
Discomfort | What is the level of discomfort induced by the problem in your current life? | 5-point (0–4) | 0 = Does not disturb or affect me, 4 = Disturbs and incapacitates me greatly | ||
Help | How much did the intervention help you as regards to the problem? | 6-point (0–5) | 0 = Not sure, 5 = Made things a lot better | ||
Notable | How important or significant to you personally do you consider this change to be? | 5-point (1–5) | 1 = Nothing important, 5 = Extremely important | ||
Changes | Are you doing, feeling, or thinking differently from the way you did before? | Dichotomous | Yes / No | ||
