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This dataset contains de-identified qualitative data and supporting analytic documentation from a study exploring adolescents’ experiences of repeated immersive virtual reality (VR) exercise. The study included 18 adolescents aged 13–18 years in Tehran, Iran, who had completed 6–12 supervised sessions of active Meta Quest 2-based VR exercise within the previous six months. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted in Persian and focused on embodied engagement, technological and physical friction, social experience, perceived psychological value, changes across repeated sessions, and willingness to participate in future VR exercise programs. Interviews were audio-recorded with permission, transcribed verbatim in Persian, checked against the recordings, and de-identified before analysis. Coding and initial theme development were conducted primarily in Persian. Selected quotations and analytically relevant extracts were subsequently translated into English with emphasis on conceptual equivalence and preservation of participants’ intended meaning. The deposited materials include: (1) de-identified translated interview extracts with participant- and segment-level analytic traceability; (2) the qualitative codebook and coding framework; (3) the semi-structured interview guide and data-collection protocols; and (4) documentation of participant variables, coding schemes, and analytic transformations. The qualitative analysis followed a reflexive thematic analysis approach and produced four higher-order themes: embodied engagement; social buffering and protected participation; technological friction; and acceptance as a benefit–burden appraisal. Participant identifiers (P01–P18) are anonymized and used consistently across the deposited files to permit transparent cross-referencing while protecting confidentiality. The deposited English interview material represents selected translated extracts rather than complete English-language transcripts. Full verbatim Persian transcripts and original audio recordings are not publicly included in order to protect participant confidentiality, particularly because the study involved adolescents.

Institutions

• University of Tehran

  Tehran, Tehran

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