Impact of perceived social support on pain perception in virtual reality

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Highlights：

• Participants felt more present in the virtual world with a virtual character.

• Social support provided by a virtual character buffered physiological reactions.

• Pain ratings were not affected by social support provided of virtual characters.

• The perceived agency of the virtual character did not affect pain responses.

摘要

•Participants felt more present in the virtual world with a virtual character.•Social support provided by a virtual character buffered physiological reactions.•Pain ratings were not affected by social support provided of virtual characters.•The perceived agency of the virtual character did not affect pain responses.

论文关键词：Virtual Reality,Avatar,Virtual agent,Social support,Pain modulation,Psychophysiology of pain

论文评审过程：Received 17 May 2022, Revised 13 September 2022, Accepted 15 September 2022, Available online 19 September 2022, Version of Record 29 September 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2022.107490