Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation

This pilot study tested the utility of a virtual environment for assessing cognitive deficits characteristic of hoarding. A sample representing a broad spectrum of hoarding traits (N = 20) was assessed using self-report measures of information processing skills and emotional experience, and placed i...

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Autores principales:	Yasara Nayanthara Somaratne, James Collett, Alexander De Foe
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Hoarding Virtual reality Information processing difficulties Emotional experience Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/529ae0717b8f4ccfae7e1a801c20c878
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:529ae0717b8f4ccfae7e1a801c20c8782021-12-02T05:02:14ZCan a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation2405-844010.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07986https://doaj.org/article/529ae0717b8f4ccfae7e1a801c20c8782021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021020892https://doaj.org/toc/2405-8440This pilot study tested the utility of a virtual environment for assessing cognitive deficits characteristic of hoarding. A sample representing a broad spectrum of hoarding traits (N = 20) was assessed using self-report measures of information processing skills and emotional experience, and placed in a virtually simulated house that contained cluttered spaces and clean spaces. Information-processing significantly differed between high-hoarding and low-hoarding groups, with the high-hoarding group showing increased proneness to emotional attachment and information processing difficulties in the cluttered environment. The high-hoarding group also showed differences in behaviour and appraisal of the simulated environment. The findings suggested that virtual reality is accessible to participants and elicits real-time emotions and behavioural parameters which can assist our understanding of hoarding behaviour. Virtual reality may contribute to hoarding therapy in future, as it allows participants to visualise a different perspective of their condition and could contribute to their knowledge about the severity of their behaviour.Yasara Nayanthara SomaratneJames CollettAlexander De FoeElsevierarticleHoardingVirtual realityInformation processing difficultiesEmotional experienceScience (General)Q1-390Social sciences (General)H1-99ENHeliyon, Vol 7, Iss 11, Pp e07986- (2021)
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topic	Hoarding Virtual reality Information processing difficulties Emotional experience Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99
spellingShingle	Hoarding Virtual reality Information processing difficulties Emotional experience Science (General) Q1-390 Social sciences (General) H1-99 Yasara Nayanthara Somaratne James Collett Alexander De Foe Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
description	This pilot study tested the utility of a virtual environment for assessing cognitive deficits characteristic of hoarding. A sample representing a broad spectrum of hoarding traits (N = 20) was assessed using self-report measures of information processing skills and emotional experience, and placed in a virtually simulated house that contained cluttered spaces and clean spaces. Information-processing significantly differed between high-hoarding and low-hoarding groups, with the high-hoarding group showing increased proneness to emotional attachment and information processing difficulties in the cluttered environment. The high-hoarding group also showed differences in behaviour and appraisal of the simulated environment. The findings suggested that virtual reality is accessible to participants and elicits real-time emotions and behavioural parameters which can assist our understanding of hoarding behaviour. Virtual reality may contribute to hoarding therapy in future, as it allows participants to visualise a different perspective of their condition and could contribute to their knowledge about the severity of their behaviour.
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title	Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
title_short	Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
title_full	Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
title_fullStr	Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
title_full_unstemmed	Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation
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Can a virtual environment enhance understanding of hoarding deficits? A pilot investigation

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