Virtual Reality (VR) is a new modality for the administration of mindfulness training that holds great potential in increasing engagement and access

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Sourced from the future work and abstract and stated challenges of the source papers, classified as general, drawn from work published between 2025 and 2026, spanning 3 journals. Those papers have been cited 9 times in total.

Supporting evidence — 3 representative gaps

• Mindfulness-based interventions and student wellbeing: can digital group meetings enhance app-based training? (2025) · Frontiers in Education · cited 2× · doi

  should increase the frequency of data collection (e.g., via weekly assessments or diary methods) to better capture intra-individual changes and dynamic, process-related situational factors (Pawsey et al., 2021), or physiological assessments (e.g., cortisol levels). The absence of follow-up assessments further limits insights into long-term effects. Future research should also explore variations of group meetings and VR environments, e.g., examining different VRs to clarify how they might enhance or hinder mental health training. While VR offers promising opportunities, its effectiveness may be influenced by individual differences in technology acceptance, susceptibility to motion sickness, and prior experience with immersive environments. Future research should, therefore, explore how these factors affect engagement and outcomes in more diverse populations. Along these lines, the integration of VR and artificial intelligence (AI) in mindfulness-based interventions is a promising research area (Mitsea et al., 2023). As technology advances, future studies should examine how these tools can be adapted for diverse populations and contexts, ensuring accessibility and reducing barriers (Eichel et al., 2021).

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  Keywords: assessments future individual factors explore environments promising technology diverse populations increase frequency collection weekly diary
• Mindfulness training in virtual reality for Borderline Personality Disorder symptoms: An analogue study (2026) · Computers in Human Behavior · doi

  Virtual Reality (VR) is a new modality for the administration of mindfulness training that holds great potential in increasing engagement and access, however whether the effects of virtual environments can match that of real scenarios and traditional mindfulness practices for BPD symptoms remains unknown.

  generalabstractevidence 5/5
  Keywords: virtual mindfulness reality modality administration training holds great potential increasing engagement access whether effects environments
• VR sculpting as a therapeutic intervention for alleviating anxiety: a case study from a university art class (2025) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · cited 7× · doi

  The study identifies the challenge of individual differences in responses to anxiety relief and emotional enhancement. The study notes the potential for cybersickness and the need for standardized user experience and cybersickness scales. The study highlights the challenge of ensuring immersion and safety in the VR environment, and the need for a dedicated VR-equipped laboratory or specialized VR classroom.

  generalstated challengesevidence 5/5
  Keywords: study identifies challenge individual differences responses anxiety relief

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