Investigating Female Sexual Presence Through Triangulation of Behavioral and Physiological Measures in Virtual Reality: Towards Therapeutic Applications for Sexual Disorders

Sara Côté, Sara Côté, Mathieu Brideau-Duquette, Mathieu Brideau-Duquette, David Lafortune, James Pfaus, Patrice Renaud, Patrice Renaud

2024

Abstract

Exposure to sexual contexts by means of immersive, extended reality technologies, offer an opportunity to both: better understand sexual responding, and in turn, offers insights as to how the same technology could help in treating sexual disorders. The present papers reports on the ability of behavioural (i.e., oculometry) and physiological (i.e., electroencephalography and vaginal plethysmography) to conjointly predict subjective sexual feelings (i.e., subjective sexual presence), this, using a sample of 12 heterosexual cisgendered women. Measurements pertained to the participants living a sexual immersion (via a virtual reality headset) with an opposite sex virtual character engaging in sexually suggestive behaviour. Results suggest that all the tested behavioural and physiological measurements could play a role in the shaping of sexual presence. Results are discussed with therapeutic learning processes considerations in mind.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Côté S., Brideau-Duquette M., Lafortune D., Pfaus J. and Renaud P. (2024). Investigating Female Sexual Presence Through Triangulation of Behavioral and Physiological Measures in Virtual Reality: Towards Therapeutic Applications for Sexual Disorders. In Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: ERSeGEL; ISBN 978-989-758-697-2, SciTePress, pages 694-700. DOI: 10.5220/0012754700003693

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ersegel24,
author={Sara Côté and Mathieu Brideau-Duquette and David Lafortune and James Pfaus and Patrice Renaud},
title={Investigating Female Sexual Presence Through Triangulation of Behavioral and Physiological Measures in Virtual Reality: Towards Therapeutic Applications for Sexual Disorders},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: ERSeGEL},
year={2024},
pages={694-700},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012754700003693},
isbn={978-989-758-697-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer Supported Education - Volume 1: ERSeGEL
TI - Investigating Female Sexual Presence Through Triangulation of Behavioral and Physiological Measures in Virtual Reality: Towards Therapeutic Applications for Sexual Disorders
SN - 978-989-758-697-2
AU - Côté S.
AU - Brideau-Duquette M.
AU - Lafortune D.
AU - Pfaus J.
AU - Renaud P.
PY - 2024
SP - 694
EP - 700
DO - 10.5220/0012754700003693
PB - SciTePress