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  • Street harassment, particularly catcalling, is a pervasive social issue disproportionately affecting women.
  • Understanding the emotional and cognitive impact of catcalling requires immersive and controlled experimental conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the emotional and cognitive impact of catcalling using a virtual reality (VR) paradigm.
  • To assess participants' emotional responses through explicit self-reports and implicit verbal analysis.
  • To explore the correlation between emotional intensity, virtual embodiment, and AI-driven simulation of cognitive patterns.

Main Methods:

  • An immersive virtual reality (VR) setup where male participants embodied a female avatar.
  • Participants experienced simulated street harassment (catcalling) within the VR environment.
  • Emotional responses were measured via explicit self-reports (Ekman's model) and implicit semantic analysis of verbal reactions.

Main Results:

  • Experiencing catcalling in VR elicited significant feelings of anger and disgust in participants.
  • A strong correlation was found between the intensity of these negative emotions and the degree of virtual embodiment.
  • An AI-driven method was developed to simulate cognitive and neural patterns associated with the harassment experience.

Conclusions:

  • VR serves as a potent tool for understanding and simulating the impact of street harassment.
  • The findings suggest VR interventions can enhance empathy and promote social safety.
  • Potential applications include clinical and educational programs aimed at addressing street harassment.