How do different game genres impact adolescent players’ problematic game use?

IF 2.8 3区计算机科学 Q2 COMPUTER SCIENCE, CYBERNETICS

Entertainment Computing Pub Date : 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1016/j.entcom.2024.100897

Hyeon Jo

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Abstract

This study investigates the influence of video game genres on adolescent behavior, focusing on tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, and impaired control. With the increasing prevalence of gaming among adolescents, understanding the specific impacts of game genres becomes crucial. This research aims to identify how different genres affect adolescent gamers and to provide insights for educators, parents, and policymakers on managing gaming-related behaviors. Using ANOVA and Sidak post-hoc test to analyze responses from a sample size of 60,029 adolescents, the study found significant differences in tolerance, withdrawal symptoms, and impaired control across various game genres. RPG and AOS games were associated with higher levels of tolerance and withdrawal symptoms compared to sports and casual games, suggesting a genre-specific influence on these behaviors. The findings underscore the need for targeted strategies in educational and parental guidance to address game genre-related issues among adolescents. The implications of this research are vital for developing effective interventions and supports that cater to the specific needs of adolescent gamers, aiming to foster healthier gaming habits and mitigate potential negative outcomes.

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Entertainment Computing Computer Science-Human-Computer Interaction

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5.90

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7.10%

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期刊介绍： Entertainment Computing publishes original, peer-reviewed research articles and serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods and tools in all aspects of digital entertainment, new media, entertainment computing, gaming, robotics, toys and applications among researchers, engineers, social scientists, artists and practitioners. Theoretical, technical, empirical, survey articles and case studies are all appropriate to the journal.