PROGRAM
Days: Monday, June 29th Tuesday, June 30th Wednesday, July 1st Thursday, July 2nd
Monday, June 29th
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13:30-16:30 Session Workshop 1: Pre conference workshop
Hand-on training on the application of VR in the treatment of anxiety and related disorders
Presenters: Stéphane Bouchard & Ana Beato
(Pre-registration required)
Location: C 2.4
| 13:30 | Hand-on Training on the Application of VR in the Treatment of Anxiety and Related Disorders (abstract) |
15:00-18:00 Session Doctoral Consortium
The Doctoral Consortium is conceived as a supportive academic forum aimed at strengthening participants’ research projects through constructive feedback and scholarly discussion.
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Location: C 1.4
16:30-20:30 Session Hack_a: MIT Hacking Medicine Hackathon (a)
Pitch Competition and Hackathon jointly hosted between Cyber Erasmus Program and MIT HackingMedicine. Note: the competitors are located in thee different rooms but involved in the same event.
Location: Auditorium
16:30-20:30 Session Hack_b: MIT Hacking Medicine Hackathon (b)
Pitch Competition and Hackathon jointly hosted between Cyber Erasmus Program and MIT HackingMedicine. Note: the competitors are located in thee different rooms but involved in the same event.
16:30-20:30 Session Hack_c: MIT Hacking Medicine Hackathon (c)
Pitch Competition and Hackathon jointly hosted between Cyber Erasmus Program and MIT HackingMedicine. Note: the competitors are located in thee different rooms but involved in the same event.
Tuesday, June 30th
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09:00-12:00 Session Workshop 2: Pre conference workshop
Embracing the use of AI in cyberpsychology: an overview of clinical and ethical implications
Presenter: Stéphane Bouchard
(Pre-registration required)
Location: C 2.4
| 09:00 | Embracing the Use of AI in Cyberpsychology: an Overview of Clinical and Ethical Implications (abstract) |
09:00-12:00 Session Workshop 3: Pre conference workshop
Conversational Virtual Humans in Adaptive Simulation Environments
Presenters: Alexandre Rodrigues, Carlos Leon & Bruna António
(Pre-registration required)
Location: C 2.2
| 09:00 | Conversational Virtual Humans in Adaptive Simulation Environments (abstract) |
10:20-10:30Coffee Break
Health break (for workshop attendees only)
12:00-13:00Pre conference lunch break (on your own)
Lunch break (on your own)
13:00-13:15 Session Conference launch: Welcoming talks by Brenda Wiederhold and Pedro Gamito.
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Location: Auditorium
13:15-15:15 Session Oral #1: Body image and eating disorders
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Location: C 2.2
| 13:15 | Can We Combine Evidence-Based Practice and Celebrity Status to Create Digital Interventions That Are Both Effective and Scalable? the Development and Evaluation of an Evidence-Informed Podcast Episode to Improve Body Image and Mood Among Millennial Women. (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Emotion Regulation in Daily Body-Exposure Contexts: a 2-Week Ecological Momentary Assessment Study to Inform Mixed-Reality ED Prevention (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Virtual Embodiment and Autonomic Physiology: a Scoping Review of Body Perception and Eating-Related Behaviors (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Stress-Related Emotional Eating in Adolescents: Insights from Immersive Virtual Environments and Wearable Biomarkers (abstract) |
| 14:15 | A Virtual Reality Compassionate Body Scan with Visible Internal Bodily Signals for Anorexia Nervosa: a Feasibility Pilot Study (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Predictors of Presence and Technology Acceptance in a Virtual Reality Food Exposure Program: Implications for ARFID (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Assessing Associations Between Emotion Regulation and Usability Outcomes Following a DBT-Based Collaborative Mixed-Reality Session for Eating Disorder Prevention (PrevED XR) (abstract) |
13:15-15:15 Session Oral #2: AI and mental health interventions
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Location: C 2.4
| 13:15 | From Commands to Politeness: Psychological Determinants of Relational Orientation in Generative AI Communication (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Mapping Overreliance on Large Language Model Research: a Bibliometric Analysis of Explicit and Implicit Treatments (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Counselors’ Ethical Perceptions of Generative AI Use in Counseling (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Fluent, polite, and (maybe) wrong: Conversational norms and user evaluation of AI Agents in complex reasoning tasks (abstract) |
| 14:15 | How to Choose with Artificial Intelligence: an Experiment on Lifestyle Change Decision-Making with the Help of AI-Powered Chatbots (abstract) |
| 14:30 | AmâNcio: a Multi-Agent AI System MVP for Psychoeducation — Clinical Simulation and Ethical Evaluation Framework (abstract) |
13:15-15:15 Session Oral #3: Assessment in cyberpsychology
Talks #1 by students from the Joint Master in Cyberspace Behavior and E-therapy
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Location: C 1.4
| 13:15 | When ChatGPT Has a Face: Are LLM-Driven Virtual Humans Treated as Social Partners? (abstract) |
| 13:30 | Multimodal Behavioral Observation During Psychometric Testing Using IoT and AI (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Designing Personalized Triggers for Ecological Momentary Assessment of Nicotine Cravings using Physiological and Contextual data (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Predicting Fall Risk in Parkinson’S Disease: the Role of Cognitive and Gait Metrics (abstract) |
| 14:15 | SmartPause: Reinforcement Learning Powered Just-in-Time-Adaptive-Intervention for Reducing Screen Time (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Span-Level vs Paragraph-Level Supervised Transformer Models for Automated Coding of Mental State Attribution from Participants’ Film Descriptions (abstract) |
15:15-15:45Coffee Break
Health break and networking
15:45-16:45 Session Posters #1
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1. Pilot Evaluation of a Cybersecurity Awareness Training Simulator (abstract) |
2. Help, but Not Just Anybody: Intergroup Factors and Bystander Behavior in Bias-Based Cyberbullying (abstract) |
3. Standing Up Online: Validation of an Electronic Helping Behavior Scale for Cyberbullying Bystanders (abstract) |
4. Virtual Reality Designs for Pediatric Chronic Pain: a Scoping Review (abstract) |
5. Effects of a Goal-Directed Task on Children’S Sense of Presence in Immersive Virtual Reality During Pediatric Surgery (abstract) |
6. Virtual Reality, Cognitive Distortions, and Food Choices in Overweight Individuals (abstract) |
7. Psychological Benefits and Cybersecurity Issues of Practicing Job Interviews in Virtual Reality with AI-Powered Virtual Humans: Description of a Research Protocol * (abstract) |
8. From Emotional Substitution to Metacognitive Growth: Applying the MERIT Framework to Address AI Attachment Illusion in Generative AI Use (abstract) |
9. What Sticks, What Fails: Prior Experience and Recall of Behavior Change Techniques in Smoking Cessation Apps (abstract) |
10. Developing 360-Degree Videos in Virtual Reality for the Assessment of Alcohol Craving (abstract) |
11. Information Flow and Neural Activity Changes During Early Development: a Cross-Species Study in Mice and Human Infants * (abstract) |
12. Virtual Reality–Based Relaxation Exercise: Feasibility and Applicability in a Population of Children with Hearing Impairment (abstract) |
13. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of a French Child-Adapted Questionnaire Assessing Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality (abstract) |
14. Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Training to Enhance Decision-Making in Football Athletes (abstract) |
15. Preliminary Effects of Customized Immersive Virtual Reality on State-Anxiety and Responsive Behaviours in Older Adults with Dementia: Findings from a Feasibility Study in Long-Term Care (iEMBRACE) (abstract) |
16. The Critical Role of Task Difficulty Calibration in Virtual Reality Performance-Based Cognitive Assessment: Optimizing Clinical Utility for Older Adults (abstract) |
17. Expert and User-Centered Evaluation of DUAL-REHAB: a 360° Media-Based Cognitive- Motor Training Application for Older Adults (abstract) |
18. Virtual Reality-Enhanced Behavioral Activation for Older Adults with Major Depressive Disorder: Design of a Feasibility Pilot Study (abstract) |
19. Personality Under Pressure: Physiological Responses in Human–Machine Interaction (abstract) |
20. AI Chatbot for Delivering Psychological First Aid to Climate Disaster Survivors via Cellular and Offline Mesh Networking (abstract) |
21. Implementing E-Perinatal: a Mixed-Methods Process Evaluation of a Preventive mHealth Intervention in Primary Maternal Healthcare Services. (abstract) |
22. From Belief to Feeling: Player Duality and the Active Creation of Emotional Meaning in Video Games (abstract) |
23. Cognitive Age as a Predictor of Players' Receptiveness to Manipulation Through Deceptive Patterns in Game Design (abstract) |
24. Mood Effects of Immersion, Control, and Interaction in Virtual Reality Eye-Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (abstract) |
25. Mapping Sensory-Motor Boundaries in Augmented Reality: Implications for Vestibular Rehabilitation (abstract) |
18:00-20:00 Social event
Welcome reception
Wednesday, July 1st
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08:45-10:30 Session Oral #4: Cyberpsychology of social media #1
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Location: C 1.2
| 08:45 | From Creeping to Cyberstalking: Psychometric Development of the Social Media Surveillance Scale (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Seeking Connection, Choosing Isolation: the Social Motivators Behind Phubbing Behavior (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Neurocognitive Markers of Internet Addiction: Attentional Bias and Dissociative Processing (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Shame and Social Media Addiction: the Role of Psychological Flexibility and Daily Use in a Moderated Mediation Model (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Temperamental Profiles as Predictors of Online Adaptive and Maladaptive Behaviors: a Preliminary Analysis in Italian Adolescents (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Communicating Consent Online: Current State and Opportunities for Improvement (abstract) |
08:45-10:30 Session Oral #5: Cognitive interventions and rehabilitation #1
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Location: C 2.4
| 08:45 | Reh@City XR: an XR Rehabilitation Platform Integrating Accessibility Aids and Ecological Validity for Cognitive, Motor, and Social Cognition Training (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Technology-Enhanced Cognitive Stimulation for Healthy Ageing: Preliminary Results from SéNior+Ativo, a Community-Based Multidomain Program (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Digital Gaming and Human-Centred Wellbeing: a Developing Cyberpsychology Programme on Social Capital After Acquired Brain Injury (abstract) |
| 09:30 | The Impact of Holographic 3D Visualization on Visual Memory Encoding and Cognitive Load in Acquired Brain Injury: an Ongoing Study (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Hacking with Healthcare Professionals: Co-Creation of Customized Cognitive Interventions Through a Gaming Hackathon (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Personal, Injury, and Psychosocial Risk Factors to Cyberscams for People with and Without Acquired Brain Injury (abstract) |
08:45-10:30 Session Oral #6: Promising mobile technologies
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Location: C 1.4
| 08:45 | Usability Study of a Mobile Application for Prolonged Grief Disorder: Real-Time Monitoring and Support (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Ethical Evaluation of AI-Powered Psychological Support Applications for Athletes: Development and Preliminary Validation of a Sport- Specific Assessment Framework (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Understanding Stakeholder Perspectives on Innovative Technical Features During Development of a Novel Digital Body Image Resource (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Digital Prescriptions, Human Connections: Co-Designing a Culturally-Embedded Medication Adherence App for Elderly People in Vietnam (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Personalized Digital Microinterventions for Borderline Personality Disorder: a Mixed-Methods Pilot Study on Wellbeing and Symptom Change (abstract) |
08:45-10:30 Session Oral #7: Applications for oncology
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Location: C 2.2
| 08:45 | Evaluating Usability, Safety, and Satisfaction of Canadian and Czech Virtual Reality Applications in Hospital-Based Palliative and End-of-Life Care (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Towards Personalized Digital Psycho-Oncology: An Exploratory Study on Patient Preferences, Technology Acceptance, and Implications for Matching Models (abstract) |
| 09:15 | A Digital Platform for Psychological and Cognitive Assessment and Support in Cancer Care: a Mixed-Method Study Within the ALTHEA Project (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Informational Videos in GEP Test Consultations: Patient Understanding and Decision-Making Outcomes for Breast Cancer Patients (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Social Dancing in Virtual Reality: a Qualitative Comparison of Entrainment and Enjoyment in Younger and Older Adults (abstract) |
08:45-10:30 Session Symposium #1: Quantitative Longitudinal Follow-up of Human behavior using AIOT in the field
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Location: Auditorium
| 08:45 | The Brain Plays Poker: Anatomy of Sensorimotor Betting (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Stretchable and Biodegradable Neural Electrodes for High-Fidelity Brain–Computer Interfaces (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Multi-Scale Oxygen Kinetics Decoupling in Skeletal Muscle: Optimizing Frequency-Domain NIRS Through Probe Design, System Calibration, and Physiological Modeling (abstract) |
| 09:30 | A Bioengineered Exosome-Mediated Strategy for Coupled Neuroprotection and Neuroregeneration in Stroke (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Presence and IOT: Highlighting Multimodality Challenges in Human Behavior Research (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Emotion on the Edge: When Fear Rewrites Our Movement Signature (abstract) |
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
Health break and networking
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #10: Immersion and presence
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Location: C 1.4
| 11:00 | Immersion Matters: Heart Rate Responses to an Overview-Effect Virtual Reality Experience (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Social Presence and Immersion in Shared Hyper-Realistic VR: Preliminary Links to Collaboration and Learning (abstract) |
| 11:30 | The Emotional VR Experience: How Personality and Presence Influence Affective Responses in Immersive Environments (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Exploring Embodiment in Digital Health Narratives: Preliminary Findings from a Pilot Study (abstract) |
11:00-12:20 Session Oral #8: The potential of human - computer interactions
Talks #2 by students from the Joint Master in Cyberspace Behavior and E-therapy
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Location: C 2.4
| 11:00 | The Dynamic Interplay Between Personality Traits and Gaming Exposure In The Transition From Adolescence to Adulthood (abstract) |
| 11:15 | AI Companions for Dementia Care: To be Immersed or Not to Be (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Reducing LGBTQ+ Bias Through Virtual Embodiment: Golden Rule Embodiment Paradigm (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Exploring individual differences and mechanisms of action during virtual reality hypnosis: a randomized controlled study (abstract) |
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #9: Clinical applications of e-Health tools #1
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Location: C 2.2
| 11:00 | Gambling Disorder Symptoms and Self-Reported Physical and Mental Health in Young Adults in Portugal: the Mediating Role of Social and Familial Consequences (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Targeting Interoceptive Representations with Virtual Reality to Modulate Pain: a Randomized Controlled Study (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Investigating the Effects of Affective Virtual Reality Exposure on Sleep: Preliminary Findings from a Mixed-Design Home-Based Study (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Alcohol Craving Assessment Using 360-Degree Videos in Virtual Reality: a Feasibility Study (abstract) |
11:00-12:15 Session Symposium #2: Motion-Assisted, Multi-Modal Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR)
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Location: Auditorium
| 11:00 | Making 3MDR More Accessible and Supplementing It with Music and Art Therapists: the CARE4PTSD and MATE-3MDR Studies (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Development and Iterative International Experience with 3MDR (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Integrating 3MDR in the Treatment of Occupational Trauma and Traumatic Grief (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Multimodal Motion-Assisted Memory Desensitization and Reconsolidation (3MDR) Therapy: a Preliminary Examination of the Effect on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms and Experiential Avoidance (abstract) |
12:15-13:30Lunch Break
Lunch (included with your registration)
12:15-14:00 Session Meeting: Board meeting of CyberPsychology, Behavior & Social Networking editors
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Location: C 2.3
13:30-15:00 Session Oral #11: Cognitive interventions and rehabilitation #2
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Location: C 2.2
| 13:30 | Advancing Precision Medicine Through Immersive Technologies (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Virtual Reality Meets Clinical Reality: a Dual Stakeholder Approach to Novel Eudaimonic VR Well-Being Protocol Design in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Rehabilitation. (abstract) |
| 14:00 | A High-Precision Wireless Wearable tDCS Platform with Remote Feedback Control for Digital Therapeutics of Major Depressive Disorder (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Early Detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment: VR Executive Digital Biomarkers Integrated with Psychosocial and Health-Related Risk Factors (abstract) |
| 14:30 | “No More Shame”: Participant Experiences of a Novel Cyberscam Psychosocial Recovery Intervention (abstract) |
13:30-15:00 Session Oral #12: Cyberpsychology and videogames
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Location: C 1.4
| 13:30 | The Conceptualisation and Influence of Video Games on Multidimensional Wellbeing of Players, Within British and Global Contexts (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Associations Between Gaming Motivations, Digital Life Balance, and Well-Being Among Italian Players: a Cross-Sectional Study (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Proactive Moderation of Toxicity in Online Gaming, a Narrative Review (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Serious Games as Preventive Spaces: Supporting Non-High-Risk Youth Through Ethical Play Design (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Development and Effectiveness Verification of a Digital Violence Prevention Education Program for Upper-Grade Elementary Students (abstract) |
13:30-15:00 Session Oral #13: New clinical applications of virtual reality
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Location: C 2.4
| 13:30 | Self-Representation in Addiction Disorder: a Pilot Study on Digital Avatars Created by Patients with Substance Use Disorder (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Validating "Passenger" as an Awe-Inducing Interactive Installation: from Awe Phenomenology to Participant Reports (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Promoting Morality Through Awe-Elicitation in Virtual Reality: a Pilot Experimental Study on Prosocial Implicit Attitudes (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Food Craving Patterns Following VR-Induced Psychosocial Stress: a Virtual Reality Supermarket Study in Adolescents (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Social-Evaluative Stress Induction in Virtual Reality: a Scoping Review of Paradigms, Outcome Domains, and Vulnerability Moderators (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Reconnecting Body and Mind After Injury: a Pilot VR-Based Self-Compassion Intervention in Athletes (abstract) |
13:30-15:00 Session Symposium #3: Enhance the study of the sense of presence nowadays: a multimodal analysis
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Location: Auditorium
| 13:30 | Rethinking Sense of Presence Assessment: from Group Averages to Individual Styles Through Multimodal, Contextual, Longitudinal, and Projective Analysis. (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Assessing Presence in AR: the Challenges of Embodiment. Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Presence Scale (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Presence, Social Presence, and Enunciative Co-Presence. Is Human–AI Dialogue Defining a New Standard for the Field? (abstract) |
15:00-15:30Coffee Break
Health break and networking
15:30-16:30 Session Posters #2
Poster session 2
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1. Perceptions Towards Bioplastics in Online Discourse: Insights from a Sentiment Analysis on Reddit (abstract) |
2. Are You Really There? Physiological Signatures of Human Connectivity and Intersubjectivity in Cyberpsychology (abstract) |
3. Autonomic and ECG Responses to VR-Induced Psychosocial Stress: a Virtual Reality Trier Paradigm in Adolescents (abstract) |
4. Facing Fears from Home. Protocol for the Development, Feasibility and Optimization of an App for the Self-Exposure Treatment of Small Animal Phobia (PhobiApp). (abstract) |
5. Positive Technology as an Integrated Approach to Wellbeing: Theory, Research, and Future Directions (abstract) |
6. When Feeling Distracted Does Not Mean Being Distracted: Subjective Digital Distraction and Objective Attention (abstract) |
7. Student Attention Profiles in Digital Environments: Findings from the First Phase of a Longitudinal Study (abstract) |
8. From Disembodied Voices to Human Virtual Agents: Investigating Embodied Cues on Social Presence Using Self-Report and Eye-Tracking in a Human-Agent Interaction (abstract) |
9. Mapping Personality Traits to Persuasion Principles: a Dataset for Decoding AI Recommendations (abstract) |
10. Embodied Digital Reading on Tablets: How Tactile Interaction and Reader Preference Shape Narrative Comprehension, Spatial Representation, and Engagement (abstract) |
11. Enhancing Engagement in Digital Mental Health Interventions for Migrant Populations: Integrating Co-Creation and Artificial Intelligence (abstract) |
12. Beyond Borders: a Clinician-Informed Extended Reality Tool to Support Acculturation in Host Societies * (abstract) |
13. Webcam-Based Eye Tracking for Digital Cognitive Assessment in Older Adults (abstract) |
14. Human–AI Agreement in Online Emotional Tone Assessment: a Validation Study (abstract) |
15. Building Trust Through Personalization and AI (abstract) |
16. Voice as Data: Expert Perspectives on Datafication, Voice-Based Surveillance, and the Psychological Stakes of AI (abstract) |
17. The Cognitive Ease Light (CEL) Index as a Metric of Cognitive Load and a Tool for Modulating Somatic Trust in Human 5.0 Interfaces (abstract) |
18. Experiencing the Past Through Augmented Reality: The Cognitive and Emotional Impact of Presence in a Deportation Memorial (abstract) |
19. Investing in Trust: Inspiring Adversaries to Support U.S. Operations (abstract) |
20. Factors Affecting Willingness to Challenge Mental Health Misinformation on Social Media (abstract) |
21. Anxiety and Depressive Symptom Time-Series and Subsequent Personality and Emotional Intelligence Change: A Longitudinal Investigation (abstract) |
22. The Impact of Cognitive Load on Detecting AI-Generated and Human-Generated Phishing Emails (abstract) |
23. Stress, Myoelectric Activity, and Decision-Making: A Pilot Study in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder (abstract) |
24. Doing the "Bare Minimum": Therapy-Speak and Relationship Norms on TikTok (abstract) |
17:45-18:00 Session Virtual Worlds
Launch of the Virtual Worlds Association
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Location: Auditorium
18:55-23:59 Social dinner (Pre-registration required)
Special "arraial" dinner (meal in a festive ambiance)
Visit to Taylor's Wine Cellar (starts at 7 PM sharp)
Note: the location is about a 10-minute drive from the conference location
Arraial dinner will begin after the visit, in the World of Wine complex (5 minutes walk from the wine cellar)
Thursday, July 2nd
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08:45-10:30 Session Oral #14: Social media and youth
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Location: C 2.2
| 08:45 | How Social Is Social Media? Investigating the Effects of Distinct Usage Styles on Psychosocial Outcomes (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Australia’S Ban on Under 16s Use of Social Media: Implications for Social Connectedness and Wellbeing (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Privacy Awareness Without Trust: TikTok Use Among Predominantly Gen Z College Students (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Affordance Profiles of Active and Passive Social Media Use: Implications for Social Withdrawal and Social Reintegration (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Youth Do Good Things Online: Development and Validation of the Online Prosocial Behavior Scale (OPBS) (abstract) |
08:45-10:30 Session Oral #15: Interacting with AI agents #1
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Location: C 2.4
| 08:45 | Ethics in an Engineering Decision: How AI Agent Design Shapes Human Behaviour (abstract) |
| 09:00 | Comparative Review: AI Agents & Personality Frameworks (abstract) |
| 09:15 | Comparing the Effectiveness of Chatbot-Based and Face-to-Face Role-Play in Counselor Education (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Simulated Empathy and Emotional Recognition in Conversational AI: a Qualitative Study on Adolescent Distress (abstract) |
09:00-10:30 Session Symposium #4: How can VR contribute to tackling the many faces of social anxiety?
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Location: Auditorium
| 09:00 | Can Individually Tailored VR Content Combined with Real-Time Anxiety Tracking Improve the Effect of CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder? (abstract) |
| 09:15 | What Are the Advantages of Combining Exposure in VR and in Vivo Exposure in the CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder? (abstract) |
| 09:30 | Delivering Bad News: Using Embodiment as Tool of Self Evaluation for Medical Communication Training (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Virtual Reality Applications in Social Anxiety, Public Speaking Anxiety and Selective Mutism in Youth : a Scoping Review (abstract) |
| 10:00 | Virtual Reality and Selective Mutism in Youth: Preliminary Observations and a Conceptual Therapeutic Model (abstract) |
10:30-11:00Coffee Break
Health break and networking
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #16: Virtual reality applications for anxiety disorders
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Location: C 2.2
| 11:00 | A Child-Centred Virtual Reality Experience for Preparing Children for MRI and Their Paediatric Hospital Journey (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Developing Immersive Virtual Exposures for OCD (DIVE-OCD): Protocol and Preliminary Findings from a Randomised, Controlled Feasibility Trial (abstract) |
| 11:30 | A Feasibility Study of a Home-Based Virtual Reality Therapy Protocol for Social Anxiety Disorder Integrating Exposure Therapy, Breathing Regulation, and Group Therapy (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Protocol for Girls Victims of Sexual Violence in Virtual Environments: a Feasibility Study (abstract) |
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #17: Interacting with AI tools
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Location: C 2.4
| 11:00 | Navigating the Digital Labor Market: Young People’S Insights into AI, Digital Skills, and Psychological Resources (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Opinion and Artificial Intelligence - Alignments Between Chatbot Narratives and the Strategic Narratives of the USA, Russia, and China (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Toward AI-Assisted Pre-Therapy Screening: Clinicians’ Priorities for First-Session Preparation (abstract) |
| 11:45 | AI, emotion, and collaboration: A neurocognitive investigation of learning (abstract) |
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #18: Implications of using virtual reality tools
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Location: C 1.4
| 11:00 | Can an Immersive VR Game Reduce Mental Illness Stigma in Healthcare Students? an Experimental Study of Efficacy and Mechanisms (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Intracranial Neural Dynamics During Experiences in Virtual Reality: a Study on Immersion (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Anticipation and Prevention of Real Risks of Virtual Environments in Psychiatry (abstract) |
| 11:45 | Virtual Reality in Ethical Pedagogy: the VREthics Project and the Future of Professional Training at OPP (abstract) |
| 12:00 | Videoteleconference-Delivered RECONsolidation of Traumatic Memories Vs Prolonged Exposure for PTSD, a Randomized Controlled Trial (abstract) |
11:00-12:15 Session Oral #19: ADHD and cognitive attention
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Location: C 1.2
| 11:00 | Mapping ADHD in Women: Diagnostic Recognition, Support Pathways, and Gaps in the Evidence (abstract) |
| 11:15 | How Do We Pay Attention Online? Development of the Attention in the Digital Environment Scale (abstract) |
| 11:30 | Can Artificial Intelligence Support Executive Function Rehabilitation in ADHD? Expert Insights on ChatGPT-5 Outputs (abstract) |
12:15-13:30Lunch Break
Lunch (included with your registration)
13:30-15:30 Session Oral #20: Cyberpsychology of online behaviors
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Location: C 2.2
| 13:30 | Changes in Screen Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Emotional–Behavioral Outcomes Among Socially Vulnerable Brazilian Children (abstract) |
| 13:45 | The Cost of "Doing the Right Thing": a Qualitative Study on Moral Injury and Student Well-Being Among Malaysian University Students Facing Online Rage Bait (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Exploring Directions for Digital Content Use in Bullying Prevention Education: Insights from Expert Interviews (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Digital Hoarding and Procrastination: Anxiety, Object Attachment, and Accumulation in Young Adults (abstract) |
| 14:30 | When Does Digital Intergroup Contact Work? Cognitive Empathy as a Boundary Condition for Prejudice Reduction in Early Adolescence (abstract) |
13:30-15:30 Session Oral #21: The multiple faces of cyberpsychology applications
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Location: C 2.4
| 13:30 | The Role of Emotional Reactivity, Moral Foundations, and Intellectual Humility in Shaping Immigration Acceptance (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Toward Personalized and Adaptive Cyberspace: Comparative Assessment of Low-Burden Affective Sensing Approaches (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Determinants of E-Health Adoption and Use in Healthy Working-Age Adults: a Systematic Review (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Applied Forensic Cyberpsychology of AI Companions: Sexualized Engagement Loops, Behavioral Telemetry, and Insider-Risk Exposure (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Axiological Engineering and Linguistic-Somatic Resonance Using Family 5.0 Sustainability Modelling (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Use of the Sound-Induced Flash Illusion Task (SIFI) and Computerized Stroop Task as a Potential Predictor of Cognitive Deficit: a Methodological Study (abstract) |
| 15:00 | The Influence of Background Music on Statements’ Perception in Online Short Videos (abstract) |
13:30-15:30 Session Oral #22: The need for cyber safe spaces
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Location: C 1.4
| 13:30 | Not Irrational Fear, but Systemic Defense: the Cultural Immunology of Moral Panics About Digital Technology (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Quantifying Roles and Interaction Structure in a Telegram Community Involved in Image-Based Sexual Abuse: Text Mining, Behavioral Clustering, and Social Network Analysis (abstract) |
| 14:00 | A Qualitative Investigation into Online Abuse Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Experimental Investigations into Perceptions of Online Abuse Against Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Individuals (abstract) |
| 14:30 | On the Precipice: Identifying the Transition from Scam Engagement to Financial Loss (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Weaponized Belonging: Coercive Control and the 764 Online Ecosystem (abstract) |
13:30-15:30 Session Oral #23: Clinical applications of e-Health tools #2
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Location: C 1.2
| 13:30 | Effectiveness of Extended Reality–Based Social Skills Interventions for Improving Social Functioning in Children and Adolescents (0-18 Years) with Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (abstract) |
| 13:45 | Technology Habits and Healthy Lifestyles: Preliminary Results from the T.H.R.I.V.E. Project (abstract) |
| 14:00 | Digital Relaxation Media and Hypnotic Voice Tracks: the Role of ASMR Susceptibility (abstract) |
| 14:15 | Online Self-Compassion Vs. ABCDE Technique in Post-Injury Sport Recovery: a Pilot Study in Male Rugby Players (abstract) |
| 14:30 | Feasibility and Acceptability of Home-Based Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Training: a Qualitative Study of the DUAL-REHAB Application (abstract) |
| 14:45 | Maintaining Human Presence in Self-Guided Digital Intervention: the DBT Skills Online Program (abstract) |
15:30-16:00Coffee Break
Health break and networking
16:00-17:00 Session Oral #24: Cyberpsychology of social media #2
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Location: C 2.2
| 16:00 | Patterns of Online Activity and Risk of Social Withdrawal (Hikikomori) in Emerging Adults: the Critical Role of Passive Social Media Use (abstract) |
| 16:15 | Cancelled or Not, Here I Come: Experimental Data on Cancel Culture Perceptions (abstract) |
| 16:30 | Bridging the Trust Gap: a Mixed-Methods Analysis of Social Media Usage, Trust in Official Narratives, and Extremism Tendencies Among Omani Youth. (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Emotional and Informational Support Contagion Through Social Media Comments (abstract) |
16:00-17:00 Session Oral #25: Digital trust
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Location: C 1.4
| 16:00 | Engagement and Reliability: Communication Strategies and News Evaluation Outcomes in AI-Generated Content (abstract) |
| 16:15 | Belief Congruence in AI-Tailored News: a Preliminary Investigation into Pre-Reflective Acceptance and Information Processing (abstract) |
| 16:30 | The Role of Behavioural Activation and Inhibition Systems in AI Attitude and Perceived Literacy (abstract) |
| 16:45 | DeepFake and Identity: an Experimental Study on the Emotional Impact of Viewing Oneself. (abstract) |
16:00-17:00 Session Oral #26: Interacting with AI agents #2
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Location: C 2.4
| 16:00 | Digital Decision-Making Tools for Health: How Do People Feel? (abstract) |
| 16:15 | Is It Helpful or Harmful? Young People'S Conflicted Thoughts, Feelings and Imaginaries of Generative AI (abstract) |
| 16:30 | The Polygenic Modulation of Oculomotor Predictive Coding of Facial Expressions in the Development of Ethical Interfaces (abstract) |
| 16:45 | Overcoming Operational Deadlocks Through the Cognitive Flexibility in Critical Systems (abstract) |
16:00-17:00 Session Symposium #5: Curated Realities and Mental Health: Algorithms Can Create or Abate Polarization
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Location: Auditorium
| 16:00 | Trust Is Golden: the Intersection of Social Media Use, Misinformation and Political Polarization in the United States (abstract) |
| 16:15 | Plausibly Deniable Reality: Introducing a Cyberpsychological Meme Genealogy to Counter Misinformation-Driven Cognitive Warfare (abstract) |
| 16:30 | Dual Pathways of Online Political Engagement: Affective Polarization, Stress and Resilience (abstract) |
17:00-17:30 Awards and closing talks by Brenda Wiederhold and Pedro Gamito
Awards ceremony, Lifetime Achievement Award, Closing remakrs and graduation of students from the Joint Master in Cyberspace Behavior and E-therapy.
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Location: Auditorium