Exposure to social suffering in virtual reality boosts compassion and facial synchrony

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Highlights：

• Exposure to social suffering in virtual reality boosts compassion and facial synchrony.

• Participants in the 360° VR condition felt higher social connection and compassion.

• They also exhibited enhanced facial synchrony with the suffering video character.

• These effects were mediated by increased social presence in the 360° VR condition.

摘要

•Exposure to social suffering in virtual reality boosts compassion and facial synchrony.•Participants in the 360° VR condition felt higher social connection and compassion.•They also exhibited enhanced facial synchrony with the suffering video character.•These effects were mediated by increased social presence in the 360° VR condition.

论文关键词：Social VR,Social presence,Synchrony,Empathy,Compassion,360 video

论文评审过程：Received 5 May 2020, Revised 10 January 2021, Accepted 14 March 2021, Available online 12 April 2021, Version of Record 20 April 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106781