Nature-based virtual backgrounds reduce mirror anxiety, hyper-gaze, and videoconference fatigue

Heng Zhang, Benjamin Junting Li

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DOI: 10.1186/s40359-026-05308-5
Published: 2026-08-07
Container: BMC Psychology
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s40359-026-05308-5,
  title = {Nature-based virtual backgrounds reduce mirror anxiety, hyper-gaze, and videoconference fatigue},
  author = {Heng Zhang and Benjamin Junting Li},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMC Psychology},
  doi = {10.1186/s40359-026-05308-5},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05308-5}
}

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Zhang, H., & Li, B. J. (2026). Nature-based virtual backgrounds reduce mirror anxiety, hyper-gaze, and videoconference fatigue. BMC Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-05308-5

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