Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
Unit for Health Promotion Research, University of Southern Denmark, Degnevej 14, 6705 Esbjerg, Denmark.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 26;19(9):5265. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095265.
Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative tool for alcohol prevention among adolescents. However, many aspects of virtual simulations for alcohol prevention remained unstudied, and research on opportunities for tailoring such tools to users' gender using avatar-based pathways is lacking. The present study, therefore, explores adolescents' perceptions of gender portrayal and gender tailoring using -a VR simulation for building refusal skills for dealing with peer pressure to consume alcohol. Focus groups were conducted after individual simulation testing with 13 adolescents in four groups, whose statements and discussion underwent thematic analysis. Three main themes were identified: the , opinions on different for gender, and opinions on . Divergent arguments for different tailoring options and representations of gender in the simulation were proposed. Some participants changed opinions during discussions. Sexual harassment was consensually deemed an important issue that is linked to both partying and alcohol and was concluded to require being addressed along with alcohol prevention. A consensus also formed around open flirting possibilities (regardless of gender), and awareness of non-binary peers was raised. Based on the observed sensitivity of the adolescents to gender diversity, it is necessary to include LGBTQIA+ adolescents when developing gender-sensitive simulations.
虚拟现实 (VR) 是预防青少年饮酒的创新工具。然而，许多用于预防饮酒的虚拟模拟方面仍未得到研究，而且缺乏使用基于头像的途径针对用户性别定制此类工具的机会的研究。因此，本研究探讨了青少年对使用 VR 模拟来建立拒绝技能以应对同伴压力饮酒的性别描绘和性别定制的看法。在对四名青少年进行个人模拟测试后进行了焦点小组讨论，对他们的陈述和讨论进行了主题分析。确定了三个主要主题：对不同性别代表的看法、对不同性别定制选项的看法、对性别的看法。提出了对不同定制选项和模拟中性别代表的不同意见。一些参与者在讨论中改变了看法。性骚扰被一致认为是一个重要问题，与聚会和饮酒有关，结论是需要与预防饮酒一起解决这个问题。还就开放的调情可能性（无论性别）达成共识，并提高了对非二元性别的认识。根据青少年对性别多样性的敏感性观察，在开发性别敏感模拟时，有必要纳入 LGBTQIA+青少年。
