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Avatar Customization and Embodiment in Virtual Reality Self-Compassion Therapy for Depressive Symptoms: Three-Part Mixed Methods Study

Avatar Customization and Embodiment in Virtual Reality Self-Compassion Therapy for Depressive Symptoms: Three-Part Mixed Methods Study

Avatar Customization and Embodiment in Virtual Reality Self-Compassion Therapy for Depressive Symptoms: Three-Part Mixed Methods Study

Thomas C Elliott   1 * , BSc, MIDes ;   Yanzhuo Yang   1 * , BEng, MIDes ;   Jarrod Knibbe   1 , MEng, PhD ;   Julie D Henry   2 * , PhD ;   Nilufar Baghaei   1 * , PhD

1 School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

2 School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Behavioural Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

*these authors contributed equally

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  • Thomas C Elliott, BSc, MIDes
  • School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
  • Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology, The University of Queensland
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  • Brisbane 4067
  • Australia
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  • Email: t.elliott1@student.uq.edu.au