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First published 2026-3

Avatar Customization Predicts Subsequent Online Social Support and User Satisfaction via Avatar Identification

Masanori Takano, Kenji Yokotani, Takahiro Kato [...]

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2024

“More Than Just Playing a Character”: Gender Exploration and Expression in Avatar Customization

Yisong Han, Xavier Ho

Games and Culture

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First published 2024-8

The effects of avatar customization and virtual human mind perception: A test using Milgram’s paradigm

Jorge Peña, Matthew Craig, Hans Baumhardt

New Media & Society

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First published 2021-1

Virtual Reality and Political Outgroup Contact: Can Avatar Customization and Common Ingroup Identity Reduce Social Distance?

Jorge Peña, Grace Wolff, Magdalena Wojcieszak

Social Media + Society

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First published 2023-04

How Avatar Identification Affects Enjoyment in the Metaverse: The Roles of Avatar Customization and Social Engagement

Hyun-Woo Lee, Kun Chang, Jun-Phil Uhm [...]

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2018-9

Customizing Avatars and the Impact on One’s In-Person Life and Communications

Valerie J.B. Rice, Paul J. Schroeder, Gary L. Boykin

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting

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First published 2017-01

When Virtual Muscularity Enhances Physical Endurance: Masculinity Threat and Compensatory Avatar Customization Among Young Male Adults

Roselyn J. Lee-Won, Wai Yen Tang, Mackenzie R. Kibbe

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2018-10

Customization of Avatars in a HPV Digital Gaming Intervention for College-Age Males: An Experimental Study

Gabrielle Darville, Charkarra Anderson – Lewis, Michael Stellefson [...]

Simulation & Gaming

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First published 2024-03

Gender Moderates the Relationship Between Avatar Customization and Enjoyment in Popular Video Games

M. Marie Devlin, Morgan E. Ellithorpe, Erin Oittinen

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2015-11

Can Customizing an Avatar Motivate Exercise Intentions and Health Behaviors Among Those with Low Health Ideals?

T. Franklin Waddell, S. Shyam Sundar, Joshua Auriemma

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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