A pilot study: virtual reality-based intervention to boost optimism and alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression in undergraduates

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This pilot randomized controlled trial examines the short- and long-term effects of a Positive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy-based virtual reality intervention on optimism and mental health outcomes in undergraduate students with low baseline optimism. The study compares participants receiving six weekly VR sessions against a task-based VR control group, assessing changes in optimism, stress, anxiety, and depression at baseline, post-intervention, and over a 6-month follow-up period. Results indicate significant short-term improvements in optimism and depressive symptoms for the intervention group, with optimism gains sustained at the 6-month mark, though long-term trajectories for other metrics did not significantly differ from controls.

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Yun-Ju Lai (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Jiraporn Sangpara (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Suppakorn Wankrathok (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Chang Cu (Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica), Shun-Chun Yu (Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica), Amee Patel (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Hung-Hsin Chen (Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica), Yuan Zhang (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Jiabin Shen (University of Massachusetts Lowell), Yan Wang (University of Massachusetts Lowell)
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2026-02-25
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10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010
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@article{allodium:71f6defc036c42dd,
  title = {A pilot study: virtual reality-based intervention to boost optimism and alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression in undergraduates},
  author = {Yun-Ju Lai and Jiraporn Sangpara and Suppakorn Wankrathok and Chang Cu and Shun-Chun Yu and Amee Patel and Hung-Hsin Chen and Yuan Zhang and Jiabin Shen and Yan Wang},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {PubMed Central},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010}
}

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TI  - A pilot study: virtual reality-based intervention to boost optimism and alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression in undergraduates
AU  - Lai, Yun-Ju
AU  - Sangpara, Jiraporn
AU  - Wankrathok, Suppakorn
AU  - Cu, Chang
AU  - Yu, Shun-Chun
AU  - Patel, Amee
AU  - Chen, Hung-Hsin
AU  - Zhang, Yuan
AU  - Shen, Jiabin
AU  - Wang, Yan
PY  - 2026
PB  - PubMed Central
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010
UR  - https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010
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Lai, Y., Sangpara, J., Wankrathok, S., Cu, C., Yu, S., Patel, A., Chen, H., Zhang, Y., Shen, J., & Wang, Y. (2026). A pilot study: virtual reality-based intervention to boost optimism and alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression in undergraduates. PubMed Central. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2026.1778010

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