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Reviews in Digital Mental Health (289) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (636) Anxiety and Stress Disorders (1328) Digital Mental Health Interventions, e-Mental Health and Cyberpsychology (2111) Mobile Health in Psychiatry (527) Extended Reality, Virtual Reality and Virtual Worlds (761) Virtual Reality Interventions in Mental Health (173) Reviews on XR and Spatial Computing (37) Evaluation of XR and Spatial Computing (83)

Published on in Vol 11 (2024)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/52186, first published .
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality–Based Well-Being Interventions for Stress Reduction in Young Adults: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality–Based Well-Being Interventions for Stress Reduction in Young Adults: Systematic Review

Effectiveness of Virtual Reality–Based Well-Being Interventions for Stress Reduction in Young Adults: Systematic Review

Authors of this article:

Joy Xu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Areej Khanotia2 Author Orcid Image ;   Shmuel Juni3 Author Orcid Image ;   Josephine Ku4 Author Orcid Image ;   Hana Sami4 Author Orcid Image ;   Vallen Lin4 Author Orcid Image ;   Roberta Walterson2 Author Orcid Image ;   Evelyn Payne3 Author Orcid Image ;   Helen Jo3 Author Orcid Image ;   Parmin Rahimpoor-Marnani5 Author Orcid Image
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Journals

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  10. Pu Y, Luo H. Using virtual reality technology to treat adolescent and young adult depression disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Discover Psychology 2025;5(1) View
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Conference Proceedings

  1. Abreu S, Stiles T. 2024 IEEE 10th International Conference on Collaboration and Internet Computing (CIC). Virtual Reality for Stress Management in University Students View
  2. Huang H, Liu J. 2025 2nd International Conference on Intelligent Computing and Robotics (ICICR). Design and Research of a Stress-Relief and Mindfulness Virtual Reality Training Environment Based on Generative Adversarial Networks View
  3. Ppali S, Psallidopoulos H, Constantinides M, Liarokapis F. 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). VR as a “Drop-In” Well-Being Tool for Knowledge Workers View
  4. Kamińska D, Zwoliński G, Cuiñas I, Castaño I, Merecz-Kot D. 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct (ISMAR-Adjunct). VR for Well-Being: Reducing Student Stress Through Immersive Experiences View