The Spatial Presence Experience Scale (SPES)

SPES 2020 Deliverable D 1 . 2 . B - 6 SPES Metamodel

Spatial Regression in the Presence of Misaligned data

In this paper, four approaches are presented to the problem of fitting a linear regression model in the presence of spatially misaligned data. These approaches are plug-in method‎, ‎simulation‎, ‎regression calibration and maximum likelihood‎. In the first two approaches‎, ‎with modeling the correlation between the explanatory variable, prediction of explanatory variable is determined at sites...

Al-Mutanabbi’s Poetic Presence or Experience-near

Hardly could any poet, like Al-Mutanabbi, draw to himself the constant attention of scholars, literary man and poets. In this article, we try to find the secret of the admiration that Al-Mutanabbi’s poetry has won and see why he is one of the most preferred poets and considered the prophet of Arab poets. Scholars have studied this issue from various perspectives. In this article, however, I wil...

The Impact of Personality Factors on the Experience of Spatial Presence

The aim of this paper is to present an experimental investigation conducted to assess the impact of personality factors on the formation of Spatial Presence. Four different media -linear text, hypertext, film and virtual environmentand eight different experimental manipulations were applied. Spatial Presence was measured using the MEC-SPQ questionnaire. Personality was measured using the NEO-FF...

Therapeutic Presence : Therapists ’ experience of presence in the psychotherapy encounter

A qualitative study was conducted with expert therapists who are proponents or have written about presence and its importance in psychotherapy. Based on a qualitative analysis of therapists’ reports, a working model of therapeutic presence was developed. This included three emergent domains. One domain entails preparing the ground for presence, referring to the pre-session and general life prep...