Uploaded January 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A #virtualreality simulation of a London Underground Tube journey, designed to assess the role of adjusted height on levels of mistrust and paranoid thoughts. The work was carried out at the University of Oxford and was funded by the Medical Research Council.
Mistrust of others may build upon perceptions of the self as vulnerable, consistent with an association of #paranoia with perceived lower social rank. Height is a marker of social status and authority.
The simulation was part of a project to #research the effect of manipulating height, as a proxy for social rank, on paranoia. Height was manipulated within the immersive virtual reality simulation. Sixty females who reported paranoia experienced a virtual reality train ride twice: at their normal and reduced height. Paranoia and social comparison were assessed.
Reducing a person's height resulted in more negative views of the self in comparison with other people and increased levels of paranoia. The increase in paranoia was fully mediated by changes in social comparison.
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A #virtualreality simulation of a London Underground Tube journey, designed to assess the role of adjusted height on levels of mistrust and paranoid thoughts. The work was carried out at the University of Oxford and was funded by the Medical Research Council.
Mistrust of others may build upon perceptions of the self as vulnerable, consistent with an association of #paranoia with perceived lower social rank. Height is a marker of social status and authority.
The simulation was part of a project to #research the effect of manipulating height, as a proxy for social rank, on paranoia. Height was manipulated within the immersive virtual reality simulation. Sixty females who reported paranoia experienced a virtual reality train ride twice: at their normal and reduced height. Paranoia and social comparison were assessed.
Reducing a person's height resulted in more negative views of the self in comparison with other people and increased levels of paranoia. The increase in paranoia was fully mediated by changes in social comparison.
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Young People's Mental Health | Busting Mental Health Myths Through Art
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Children of the 90s at 21 | A World Leading Birth Cohort Study
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ABOUT THE MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL (MRC)
The Medical Research Council (MRC) improves the health of people in the UK – and around the world – by supporting excellent science, and training the very best scientists.
Find out more ▶️ ukri.org/councils/MRC
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