Virtual reality (VR) is increasingly incorporated into psychotherapy, with the literature documenting its effectiveness in treating anxiety disorders, pain, and stress. Few studies have incorporated VR into mindfulness interventions. The present study examined the efficacy of VR in facilitating mindfulness. It was hypothesised that a brief mindfulness intervention integrated with VR would lead to a greater elevation in mindfulness than conventional mindfulness practice. Thirty-two adults (16 males) aged 18–65 (M = 27.25, SD = 6.04) were randomly allocated to either a control condition, in which participants listened to a mindfulness audio track, or an experimental condition, in which participants received mindfulness practice in a VR beach environment. The Toronto Mindfulness Scale (Lau et al. J clin psychol 62(12):1445–1467 2006) was used to assess two mindfulness factors: curiosity and decentring. Although participants in the experimental condition experienced an increase in mindfulness, VR was not significantly more effective in facilitating mindfulness overall, although the VR condition was characterised by a significantly greater increase in decentring. Replication and investigation of causative mechanisms is necessary to further understand the distinct increase in decentring observed during VR-enhanced mindfulness training in this study.

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虚拟现实方法进行正念技能培训

虚拟现实（VR）越来越多地并入心理治疗，有文献记录了其在治疗焦虑症，疼痛和压力方面的有效性。很少有研究将VR纳入正念干预。本研究检查了VR在促进正念方面的功效。据推测，与传统的正念练习相比，与VR集成的简短正念干预将导致更大的正念提升。三十二个成年人（16名男性）年龄18〜65（中号 = 27.25，SD （= 6.04）被随机分配给一个控制条件（参与者在其中聆听正念音轨）或实验条件（参与者在VR海滩环境中接受正念练习）。多伦多正念量表（Lau等人，J clin psychol 62（12）：1445–1467 2006）用于评估两个正念因素：好奇心和分散感。尽管实验条件下的参与者经历了正念的增加，但VR并未显着更有效地促进整体正念，尽管VR状况的特征是分散感明显增加。复制和调查病因机制对于进一步了解在本研究中VR增强的正念训练中观察到的分散感明显增加是必要的。