Social VR Reveals Social Anxiety Markers
A 2026 cross-sectional study of 128 university students led by Gayoung Son examined whether social-anxiety-related behavioral and physiological markers emerge during 30-minute avatar-mediated dyadic conversations in social VR. Social anxiety correlated with reduced eye gaze while speaking (β=–.20), quieter speech (β=–.18), and lower HF-HRV (β=–.23). Findings suggest social VR captures naturalistic social stress markers and may enable scalable assessment for detection and intervention.
Scoring Rationale
Peer-reviewed, novel VR evidence supports behavioral markers; limited generalizability from student sample and cross-sectional design.
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