Beyond Self-Reported Scales and Psychometric Tests: Virtual Reality as a Tool for Measuring Self-Control and Predicting Victimization

This study uses immersive Virtual Reality to introduce a new behavioral measure of self-control and compares its predictive validity for victimization with traditional psychometric assessments. Self-control, a key construct in the Self-Control Theory, is often linked to victimization risk. However,...

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Autores principales: Cocco, Edoardo (Autor) ; Chopin, Julien (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2025
En: Victims & offenders
Año: 2025, Volumen: 20, Número: 8, Páginas: 1577-1597
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