Management of Aggression in Young Male Adults Using the Virtual Reality-Based Communication Modification Program
- Authors
- Kim, Junhyung; Jung, Young Hoon; Baek, Ki-Dong; Hong, Yeon-Ju; Jeong, Hyu Seok; Kim, Jae-Jin
- Issue Date
- Mar-2022
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- dysfunctional communication; aggression; virtual reality; communication modification
- Citation
- Applied Sciences-basel, v.12, no.5
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- Applied Sciences-basel
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 5
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2021.sw.kumedicine/55572
- DOI
- 10.3390/app12052424
- ISSN
- 2076-3417
2076-3417
- Abstract
- Featured Application Using the VR-based training program can be a starting point for developing more efficient methods for managing aggression in the general public. High aggression is common and costly for mental health problems in young adults. Because communication is a universal part of social relationships, including conflicts with others, it could be a possible target for mediating aggression. This study aimed to evaluate whether the virtual reality (VR)-based communication modification program can be utilized for aggression management. Fifty-eight individuals with high aggression (n = 30) and with low aggression (n = 28) completed psychological assessments associated with aggression and functional communication, and they participated in the program, consisting of the three tasks: exploring the communication style, practicing functional communication, and expressing empathy. The participants' selections and their visual analog scale scores, in response to questions in the tasks, were collected as behavioral data. Results indicated that the high aggression group selected blaming dysfunctional communication style more frequently than the low aggression group. VR-based parameters, expected to reflect dysfunctional communication-related characteristics, showed significantly different correlations with aggression-related traits between the two groups. These findings show that our program may accurately represent an individual's aggressive traits and elicit the appropriate reaction.
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