| By: |
Valeria Faralla;
Alessandro Innocenti;
Stefano Taddei;
Eva Venturini |
| Abstract: |
The paper analyzes physiological responses to different visual representations
of stressful work activities. A between-subject experiment was conducted to
analyze differences in heart rate (HR) and electromyography (EMG) between
subjects watching videos featuring real actors and virtual videos with avatars
representing the same situation. Findings show that exposure to real videos is
associated with greater physiological activations than exposure to virtual
videos. This evidence may suggest that, by inducing less emotional
involvement, low-immersive virtual environments activate different cognitive
mechanisms of stress perception. |
| Keywords: |
work stress, physiological activations, perception, virtual reality. |
| JEL: |
C91 D01 D81 |
| Date: |
2013–07 |
| URL: |
http://d.repec.org/n?u=RePEc:usi:labsit:047&r=neu |