Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments: a regression model for cybersickness

Susan Bruck; Paul A. Watters

doi:10.1109/VSMM.2009.16

Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments: a regression model for cybersickness

Susan Bruck, Paul A. Watters

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Abstract

The ability to predict whether people will experience anxiety is important for recruitment and selection in highly-stressful professions. Using a virtual reality environment (VRE) can provide a tool to predict whether a person will experience anxiety. This paper reports several regression models which suggest observed and self-reported measures of anxiety during and after immersion in a VRE can be used to predict an individual's anxiety response to a simulated stressful environment. We found that respiration was a poor predictor of anxiety, but that cardiac activity accounted for around 39% of variance in self-reported anxiety responses using a four point scale. In contrast, responses from the simulator sickness questionnaire (SSQ) accounted for 98% of variance in anxiety responses. However, only four out of eighteen measures in the SSQ made a significant contribution to the model. The implication for predicting an individual's anxiety responses using self-report or physiological measures is discussed.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2009 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings : VSMM 2009 : 9-12 September 2009 Vienna, Austria
Editors	Robert Sablatnig, Martin Kampel, Martin Lettner
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos, Calif.
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages	67-71
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	9780769537900
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2009.16
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (15th : 2009) - Vienna Duration: 9 Sep 2009 → 12 Sep 2009

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Virtual Systems and MultiMedia (15th : 2009)
City	Vienna
Period	9/09/09 → 12/09/09

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Bruck, S., & Watters, P. A. (2009). Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments: a regression model for cybersickness. In R. Sablatnig, M. Kampel, & M. Lettner (Eds.), 2009 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: proceedings : VSMM 2009 : 9-12 September 2009 Vienna, Austria (pp. 67-71). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2009.16

Bruck, Susan ; Watters, Paul A. / Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments : a regression model for cybersickness. 2009 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: proceedings : VSMM 2009 : 9-12 September 2009 Vienna, Austria. editor / Robert Sablatnig ; Martin Kampel ; Martin Lettner. Los Alamitos, Calif. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009. pp. 67-71

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Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments : a regression model for cybersickness. / Bruck, Susan; Watters, Paul A.

2009 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: proceedings : VSMM 2009 : 9-12 September 2009 Vienna, Austria. ed. / Robert Sablatnig; Martin Kampel; Martin Lettner. Los Alamitos, Calif. : Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009. p. 67-71.

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Bruck S, Watters PA. Autonomic nervous system factors underlying anxiety in virtual environments: a regression model for cybersickness. In Sablatnig R, Kampel M, Lettner M, editors, 2009 15th International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia: proceedings : VSMM 2009 : 9-12 September 2009 Vienna, Austria. Los Alamitos, Calif.: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). 2009. p. 67-71 https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2009.16