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  • Virtual Reality Research
  • Social Interaction Studies

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  • Eating disorders (ED) significantly impact social functioning.
  • Individuals with ED often exhibit body avoidance, potentially leading to social withdrawal.
  • Prior research suggests ED individuals prefer greater interaction distances than control groups (CG).

Purpose of the Study:

  • To replicate findings on increased interpersonal distance in individuals with ED.
  • To investigate if the interactant's body weight moderates interpersonal distance.
  • To explore the role of body avoidance in social interactions within virtual environments.

Main Methods:

  • A virtual reality study involving female participants with mixed ED subtypes (n=21) and female CG (n=28).
  • Participants engaged in simulated social interactions, approaching virtual avatars of varying body weights (underweight to obese).
  • Comfortable interaction distance was measured as participants approached virtual individuals.

Main Results:

  • Interpersonal distance exhibited a U-shaped relationship with avatar body weight.
  • Individuals with ED maintained larger interpersonal distances compared to CG.
  • Higher levels of body avoidance in ED individuals amplified the effect of avatar body weight on interaction distance.

Conclusions:

  • Body weight of virtual interactants influences interpersonal distance in a U-shaped manner.
  • Body avoidance, heightened in ED, intensifies this effect.
  • Findings offer a framework for understanding body avoidance in social contexts and suggest future research directions.