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September 5, 2025

Automated Inference of Social Anxiety from Behavior in Social Virtual Reality

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GSGayoung SonMRMarius Rubo

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Overview

Observational analysis identifies behavioral markers of social anxiety in Social VR interactions, suggesting psychological correlations.

Key Points

  • Higher social anxiety was associated with reduced gaze towards the partner's eyes and quieter speech during interactions.
  • Behavioral and physiological patterns consistent with social anxiety were replicated in Social VR, mirroring face-to-face interactions.
  • Principal component analysis indicated strong correlations between social anxiety and general psychopathology, highlighting shared patterns.
  • Results suggest ethical considerations for automated behavioral assessments are crucial in Social VR environments.

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Son et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68bb4def6d6d5674bcd01e3dhttps://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/27zxh_v1
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