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SpeakApp-Kids! Virtual reality training to reduce fear of public speaking in children – A proof of concept
Computers & Education ( IF 12.0 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-20 , DOI: 10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104384
Robin E. Sülter , Paul E. Ketelaar , Wolf-Gero Lange

Virtual reality exposure therapy (VRET) is a promising tool to reduce public speaking anxiety in adults, while treatment and prevention of public speaking anxiety in children has been largely neglected. We examined whether repeated brief exposures to a virtual audience embedded in a prototype of the Virtual Reality (VR) SpeakApp-Kids! helped to reduce (1) self-reported state anxiety during three public speaking practice sessions, (2) state anxiety during the actual presentation that followed, and (3) general public speaking anxiety from the first practice session until after the actual presentation in children aged 9–12 years (n = 40). First, we found a decrease in state anxiety during the first two practice sessions. Also in line with our expectations, pupils in the SpeakApp-Kids! condition reported lower state anxiety during the actual presentation than the control (at home) condition (n = 49). Finally, we found a larger decrease in general public speaking anxiety from the first practice session until one week after the actual presentation for the SpeakApp-Kids! condition, as compared to the control children preparing their presentations as usual. Taking limitations into account, this VR SpeakApp-Kids! is a promising tool to be developed further as it has potential to serve as an educational tool for speech practice and thereby reducing public speaking anxiety. More importantly, it has potential to prevent public speaking anxiety from developing in the first place.



中文翻译:

SpeakApp-孩子们!减少儿童公开演讲恐惧的虚拟现实培训——概念证明

虚拟现实暴露疗法 (VRET) 是减少成人公开演讲焦虑的一种很有前途的工具,而儿童公开演讲焦虑的治疗和预防在很大程度上被忽视了。我们检查了是否重复短暂接触虚拟现实 (VR) SpeakApp-Kids 原型中嵌入的虚拟观众!有助于减少(1)在三个公开演讲练习期间自我报告的状态焦虑,(2)在随后的实际演讲期间的状态焦虑,以及(3)从第一次练习课程到儿童实际演讲之后的一般公开演讲焦虑9-12 岁 ( n = 40)。首先,我们发现在前两次练习期间状态焦虑有所减少。也符合我们的期望,SpeakApp-Kids 中的学生!在实际演示期间,条件报告的状态焦虑低于对照(在家)条件(n = 49)。最后,我们发现从第一次练习到 SpeakApp-Kids 实际演示后一周,一般公众演讲焦虑的下降幅度更大!与照常准备演示文稿的对照儿童相比。考虑到局限性,这款 VR SpeakApp-Kids!是一个很有前途的工具,有待进一步开发,因为它有可能作为演讲练习的教育工具,从而减少公开演讲的焦虑。更重要的是,它有可能首先防止公众演讲焦虑的发展。

更新日期:2021-12-02
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