Self-regulation
Cognitive and psychological predictors of the negative outcomes associated with playing MMOGs (massively multiplayer online games)
Tue, 19/01/2010 - 10:44 | 
Jason Rutter
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This study integrates research on problematic Internet use to explore the cognitive and psychological predictors of negative consequences associated with playing massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs). Participants recruited from online discussion boards completed self-report measures on their online game-related cognitions and psychological condition, social skills, psychological well-being, and negative life outcomes associated with game playing. The results demonstrated the important roles that psychological dependency and deficient self-regulation play in negative consequences associated with online gaming. The results also indicated that psychological dependency on MMOGs was predicted by cognitive preference for a virtual life-a construct that is negatively related to social control skills. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Tags: Addiction, Addiction, Amp, college-students, communication, Computer games, Health, internet addiction, Internet addiction disorder, internet dependency, loneliness, Massively multiplayer online game, Multiplayer online game, pathological internet use, Problematic Internet Use, Psychology, Self-regulation, Technology, Technology, Technology, usage
The Influence of Violent and Nonviolent Computer Games on Implicit Measures of Aggressiveness
Tue, 05/01/2010 - 13:36 | Jason Rutter
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We examined the causal relationship between playing violent video games and increases in aggressiveness by using implicit measures of aggressiveness, which have become important for accurately predicting impulsive behavioral tendencies. Ninety-six adults were randomly assigned to play one of three versions of a computer game that differed only with regard to game content (violent, peaceful, or abstract game), or to work on a reading task. In the games the environmental context, mouse gestures, and physiological arousal-as indicated by heart rate and skin conductance-were kept constant. In the violent game soldiers had to be shot, in the peaceful game sunflowers had to be watered, and the abstract game simply required clicking colored triangles. Five minutes of play did not alter trait aggressiveness, yet an Implicit Association Test detected a change in implicit aggressive self-concept. Playing a violent game produced a significant increase in implicit aggressive self-concept relative to playing a peaceful game. The well-controlled study closes a gap in the research on the causality of the link between violence exposure in computer games and aggressiveness with specific regard to implicit measures. We discuss the significance of importing recent social-cognitive theory into aggression research and stress the need for further development of aggression-related implicit measures.
Add new comment | 305 reads | Tags: Aggression, Aggression, aggressiveness, Association Test, attitude measures, Behavior, dysfunctional impulsivity, eating behavior, Heart-Rate, implicit association test, Implicit Association Test, implicit self-concept, Individual-Differences, Mass media, Media influence, Media Violence, Media violence research, Psychology, Self-regulation, single-target implicit association test, social cognition research, Social Issues, Technology, Technology, Video Games, War, War
Project massive: Self-regulation and problematic use of online gaming
Mon, 03/12/2007 - 09:10 | Jason Rutter
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A longitudinal design was employed to collect three waves of survey data over a 14 month period from 2790 online gamers. Respondents were asked questions about their gaming activity, motivations, personality, social and emotional environment, and the effect gaming has had on their lives. Prospective analysis was used to establish causal and temporal linkages among the repeatedly measured factors. While the data provide some indication that a player's reasons for playing do influence the development of problematic usage, these effects are overshadowed by the central importance of self-regulation in managing both the timing and amount of play. An individual's level of self-regulatory activity is shown to be very important in allowing them to avoid negative outcomes like problematic use. The role of depression is also discussed. With responsible use, online gaming appears to be a healthy recreational activity that provides millions of people with hours of social entertainment and adaptive diversion. However, failure to manage play behavior can lead to feelings of dependency.
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