Table 1.

Sample characteristics (N=20).

			VRa-first groupb (n=9)		Audio-first groupc (n=11)		Total sample
Age (y), mean (SD)			21.33 (2.96)		20.64 (2.66)		20.95 (2.74)
Gender, n (%)
	Male	3 (33)		2 (20)d		5 (26)e
	Female	2 (22)		6 (60)d		8 (42)e
	Transgender	4 (44)		1 (10)d		5 (26)e
	Other	0 (0)		1 (10)d		1 (5)e
Place of birth, n (%)
	Australia	7 (78)		6 (55)		13 (65)
	Africa	0 (0)		1 (9)		1 (5)
	Asia	2 (22)		2 (18)		4 (20)
	Europe	0 (0)		1 (9)		1 (5)
	North America	0 (0)		1 (9)		1 (5)
Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, n (%)
	Yes	0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	No	9 (100)		11 (100)		20 (100)
Mental health service use, n (%)
	Not current service user	5 (56)		6 (60)d		11 (58)e
	Current service user	4 (44)		4 (40)d		8 (42)e
Clinical characteristics, mean (SD)
	PHQ-8f score	18.33 (2.92)		16.91 (3.33)		17.55 (3.15)
	GAD-7g score	14.67 (2.65)		14.91 (4.25)		14.80 (3.53)
	Brief RRSh score	16.33 (2.35)		16.36 (2.46)		16.35 (2.35)
	RTQ-10i score	45.00 (4.18)		44.00 (4.90)		44.45 (4.50)
	Brief PSWQj score	21.89 (2.89)		22.09 (3.05)		22.00 (2.90)

^aVR: virtual reality.

^bRefers to the group of participants who completed the VR exercise followed by the audio exercise.

^cRefers to the group of participants who completed the audio exercise followed by the VR exercise.

^dn=10.

^en=19.

^fPHQ-8: 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire.

^gGAD-7: 7-item Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale.

^hRRS: Ruminative Response Scale.

ⁱRTQ-10: Repetitive Thinking Questionnaire–10.

^jPSWQ: Penn State Worry Questionnaire.