@article{article_1607721, title={The Role of Online Virtual Reality Therapy: New Approaches in Treatment of Aviophobia}, journal={Human Factors in Aviation and Aerospace}, volume={2}, pages={57–69}, year={2025}, DOI={10.26650/hfaa.2025.1607721}, url={https://izlik.org/JA47DJ38RS}, author={Özdil Arıkan, Zehra}, keywords={Uçuş fobisi, Sanal Gerçeklik Terapisi, Online Sanal Gerçeklik Terapisi, Kaygı Bozuklukları, Psikoterapi}, abstract={Aviophobia impacts a considerable portion of the population, inducing fear and anxiety. Symptoms vary from mild dis: comfort to intense panic episodes, affecting both personal and professional fields. Traditional therapy methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and exposure therapy are some of the most effective and widely used treatments for people with aviophobia. However, these therapeutic methods face several practical barriers for fear of flying. Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy (VRET) is the most employed alternative for addressing this problem. Given the limitations of VRET, Online Virtual Reality Therapy (OVRT) is a highly effective and readily available alternative treatment option for aviophobia, resulting in significant decreases in anxiety and avoidance behaviours. Also, OVRT is an innovative method using technology in an effective and easily available way. The article reviews in detail several studies comparing OVRT with traditional therapeutic approaches, including Standard Exposure Therapy (SE) and CBT. It also compares OVRT with VRET. The aim of the article is to compare traditional therapy approaches for aviophobia with OVRT in terms of treatment efficacy, potential future use, strengths, limitations, and potential side effects through overviewing the relevant literature.}, number={1}, organization={No}