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Published on in Vol 28 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/84420, first published .
Stimulating Future-Oriented Thinking and Goal-Achievement Through the Future Self Using Virtual Reality and a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial

Stimulating Future-Oriented Thinking and Goal-Achievement Through the Future Self Using Virtual Reality and a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial

Stimulating Future-Oriented Thinking and Goal-Achievement Through the Future Self Using Virtual Reality and a Smartphone App: Randomized Controlled Trial

Jean-Louis van Gelder   1, 2 , PhD ;   Tiffany Tettero   1, 2 , MSc ;   Aniek Siezenga   1, 2 , MSc ;   Esther Mertens   1, 3 , PhD

1 Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law, Freiburg, Germany

2 Institute of Education and Child Studies, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

3 Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Corresponding Author:

  • Jean-Louis van Gelder, PhD
  • Department of Criminology, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime
  • Security and Law
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