Dr. Park interviewed at MIT Technology Review
Dr. Park has interviewed at MIT Technology Review's article titled "The metaverse is the next venue for body dysmorphia online".
The specific interview details are as follows.:
"....Jennifer Ogle of Colorado State University and Juyeon Park of Seoul National University conducted a small study this year that might shed light on how avatars affect body image. They recruited 18 women between the ages of 18 and 21 who said they had some body image concerns but had not received any treatment for them. The women were separated into two groups. One attended a body positivity program before creating a virtual avatar that looked exactly like themselves; the other only participated in the body positivity program."
"The results illustrated how difficult it was for women to see themselves from a third-person point of view. One woman said, “I did not like how [my avatar looked] … I don’t know, I just didn’t think I looked like that … it kind of made me feel self-conscious. Just kind of bad about myself.” The body positivity courses led to a momentary rise in self-esteem, but it was nullified once they saw their avatars...."
"...As Park says: “We won’t be able to stop the … metaverse. So we should wisely prepare...."
Tanya Basu. (2021, November 16). The metaverse is the next venue for body dysmorphia online. MIT Technology Review. https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/11/16/1040174/facebook-metaverse-body-dysmorphia/
Park, J., & Ogle, J. P. (2021). How virtual avatar experience interplays with self-concepts: the use of anthropometric 3D body models in the visual stimulation process. Fashion and Textiles, 8(1), 1-24.
