Table 6.
Marginal expected means and post-hoc contrasts for the Linear mixed-effect models on virtual embodiment questionnaire (VEQ) by Version and Order of Presentation
| VEQ | Order | Mean (SE) Green- V1.0 | Mean (SE) Blue-V2.0 | t | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Module 1 – Acceptance/Body Ownership |
Item 1 : my Body | AB | 3.89 (0.42) | 4.70 (0.40) | 1.39 | 0.17 |
| BA | 2.58 (0.42) | 5.48 (0.40) | 5.05 | < 0.001 | ||
| Item 2 : my Body Parts | AB | 4.17 (0.41) | 4.75 (0.40) | 1.09 | 0.28 | |
| BA | 3.09 (0.41) | 5.71 (0.40) | 4.95 | < 0.001 | ||
| Item 3 : Humanness | AB | 4.11 (0.39) | 5.10 (0.38) | 1.92 | 0.06 | |
| BA | 3.69 (0.39) | 6.10 (0.38) | 4.72 | < 0.001 | ||
| Item 4: Belongs to me | AB | 3.95 (0.42) | 5.15 (0.41) | 2.13 | 0.040 | |
| BA | 3.27 (0.42) | 5.86 (0.41) | 4.66 | < 0.001 | ||
| Total | AB | 4.03 (0.38) | 4.92 (0.37) | 1.76 | 0.09 | |
| BA | 3.15 (0.38) | 5.79 (0.37) | 5.23 | < 0.001 | ||
|
Module 2 – Agency/control of movements |
Item 1 : Mine | 4.74 (0.27) | 5.65 (0.26) | 2.70 | 0.010 | |
| Item 2 : Control | 4.98 (0.28) | 5.48 (0.28) | 1.66 | 0.11 | ||
| Item 3: Cause | 5.31 (0.24) | 5.76 (0.24) | 1.74 | 0.09 | ||
| Item 4 : Synchrony | 5.25 (0.25) | 5.92 (0.24) | 2.21 | 0.033 | ||
| Total | 5.07 (0.22) | 5.70 (0.22) | 2.69 | 0.011 | ||
|
Module 3– Perceived changes |
Item 1: My Body changes | 5.04 (0.32) | 4.46 (0.32) | -1.44 | 0.16 | |
| Item 2: Heavy Light | 4.82 (0.31) | 3.26 (0.30) | -3.86 | < 0.001 | ||
| Item 3: Tall Small | 3.54 (0.26) | 2.23 (0.25) | -4.09 | < 0.001 | ||
| Item 4: Large Thin | 4.87 (0.32) | 3.30 (0.31) | -3.75 | < 0.001 | ||
| Total | 4.57 (0.25) | 3.32 (0.24) | -3.91 | < 0.001 | ||
Legend: bold = statistically significant results; SE standard error, AB MEPP Green 1.0 presented first and MEPP Blue 2.0 presented second; BA = MEPP Blue 2.0 presented first and MEPP Green 1.0 presented second