This study verified the mechanism of the altered processing of the stored bodily memory by the egocentric sensory input of virtual avatars, and offered practical potential of the study outcomes to be applied in various emerging fields where novel applications of virtual 3D technology are sought, such as fashion e-commerce. The findings from exit interviews enriched the quantitative results. After the virtual avatar experience, the participants demonstrated self-acceptance by lowering their expectation on how they should look like. The results affirmed that the body positivity program served as a psychological buffer prior to the virtual avatar stimulus. The experimental group participated in both body positivity program and virtual avatar program, whereas the control group attended the body positivity program, only. Participants were randomly assigned either to the experimental or control group.
We recruited 18 female adults, aged 18–21, who identified themselves to have some level of body image concerns, and who had had no clinical treatment for their body image.
We explored how viewing one’s anthropometric virtual avatar would affect the viewer’s self-body perception through the comparative evaluation of self-concepts-self-esteem and self-compassion, within the framework of allocentric lock theory.
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