Assessing the emotional state of job applicants through a virtual reality simulation: A psycho-physiological study

Daniela Villani; Chiara Rotasperti; Pietro Cipresso; Stefano Triberti; Claudia Carissoli; Giuseppe Riva

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_16

Assessing the emotional state of job applicants through a virtual reality simulation: A psycho-physiological study

Daniela Villani^*
, Chiara Rotasperti
, Pietro Cipresso
, Stefano Triberti
, Claudia Carissoli
, Giuseppe Riva

^*Corresponding author

IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano - Milano

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Abstract

Job interview is one of the most frequently used methods to assess candidates for employment and it often evokes feelings of anxiety and distress. The principal aim of this study is to use a VR simulation experience to assess the emotional state, and specifically anxiety, of job applicants. Two VR job simulations are proposed to twenty-five participants, before and after a five weeks training aimed to enhance their emotional skills. Results show differences in anxiety experienced by participants exposed to VR-simulated job interviews before and after the trainings and suggest adequacy of VR as an assessment tool sensitive to the changes in internal states of candidates.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Publisher	Springer Verlag
Pages	119-126
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319496542
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_16
Publication status	Published - 2017

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

Computer Networks and Communications

Keywords

Anxiety
Assessment
Computer Networks and Communications
Emotional state
Psycho-physiological measures
Virtual reality

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Villani, D., Rotasperti, C., Cipresso, P., Triberti, S., Carissoli, C., & Riva, G. (2017). Assessing the emotional state of job applicants through a virtual reality simulation: A psycho-physiological study. In Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST (pp. 119-126). Springer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_16

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Assessing the emotional state of job applicants through a virtual reality simulation: A psycho-physiological study. / Villani, Daniela; Rotasperti, Chiara; Cipresso, Pietro et al.
Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST. Springer Verlag, 2017. p. 119-126.

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Villani D, Rotasperti C, Cipresso P, Triberti S, Carissoli C, Riva G. Assessing the emotional state of job applicants through a virtual reality simulation: A psycho-physiological study. In Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST. Springer Verlag. 2017. p. 119-126 doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-49655-9_16

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