Introduction: Emotion regulation (ER) supports multiple individual functions and promotes
mental health and wellbeing. Among the tools that may be used to help people in managing …

Videogames can often be a source of pleasure and relaxation for many individuals, but they
can also lead to disordered and potentially addictive behaviour, which is referred to as …

Due to its prominent role in online social networks, avatar creation has become an important
research topic in the field of computer-mediated communication. One main motive for …

Social Virtual Reality (social VR or SVR) provides digital spaces for diverse human activities,
social interactions, and embodied face-to-face encounters. While our digital bodies in SVR …

Purpose This study's aim was to investigate the role of the perceived values of gaming on
consumers' perceptions of brands as cool as well as the impacts on the consumer–brand …

The experience of breast cancer and related treatments has notable effects on women's
mental health. Among them, the subjective perception of the body or body image (BI) is …

The COVID-19 outbreak has recently reached the status of a global pandemic. People
should abide by governmental rules to avoid spreading contagion. These rules could be …

Avatar communication, which provides a wealth of emotional expressions under anonymity,
can effectively compensate for a lack of social resources in real life. It enables players to …

Avatar customization is known to positively affect crucial outcomes in numerous domains.
However, it is unknown whether audial customization can confer the same benefits as visual …

Purpose Online games are popular electronic commerce platforms in which gamers use
avatars to interact with others. Avatar identification (the extent to which gamers regard …