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Exploring Visual Representations of Safety in Virtual Relaxation Content: A Correlational Study.
Consortium Psychiatricum
|April 9, 2026
Summary
Virtual reality relaxation content can be optimized by understanding mental imagery preferences. Younger adults show higher stress and prefer nature scenes, while older adults prefer personal spaces for psychological safety.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Virtual Reality Technology
- Mental Health Interventions
Background:
- Anxiety disorders are prevalent, with low treatment rates, highlighting the need for innovative care like virtual reality.
- Virtual reality (VR) offers a high-technology approach to address mental health needs.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze mental imagery linked to psychological safety and comfort.
- To optimize VR relaxation content selection based on user preferences.
Main Methods:
- 192 participants (18-82 years) completed stress and well-being questionnaires.
- A Safe Place interview and qualitative analysis of safe place imagery were conducted.
- Statistical analyses included significance testing and ANOVA.
Main Results:
- Younger adults (18-39) reported higher stress levels.
- Natural landscapes, particularly water imagery, were common safe place depictions (68.2%).
- Older adults (50+) more frequently visualized confined personal spaces.
Conclusions:
- Individuals under 40 may benefit most from VR relaxation interventions.
- Water imagery is a widely preferred safe place element, with personal spaces favored by older adults.
- Identified imagery categories can inform VR relaxation content libraries.
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