Why We Distort in Self-Report: Predictors of Self-Report Errors in Video Game Play

Abstract. Playing video games during adolescence has been linked to both positive and negative outcomes, but it remains unclear which specific aspects of gaming behavior are associated with adjustment. The current study examines the association between distinct aspects of video game play behavior and adolescent adjustment. We focused on five aspects, namely, gaming frequency, the social context, gamer identification, type of game, and motivation for playing. Participants included 705 Dutch adolescents (33.5% female, Mage = 14.07), who completed a survey including self-report and sociometric measures. Results indicated that the frequency of playing games was not associated with adolescent adjustment. However, significant associations did appear for social context, genre of games, and motivation for playing. In addition, the different aspects of gaming showed both beneficial and deleterious relations with adjustment. This research indicates the importance of disaggregating gaming behavior and the necessity to look beyond frequency of play in order to fully understand the impact of gaming on youth.

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A Multimodal Analysis Combining Behavioral Experiments and Survey-Based Methods to Assess the Cognitive Effect of Video Game Playing: Good or Evil?

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s20113219 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (11) ◽

pp. 3219

Author(s):

Ji Hyeok Jeong ◽

Hyun-Jung Park ◽

Sang-Hoon Yeo ◽

Hyungmin Kim

Keyword(s):

Video Game ◽

Self Report ◽

Behavioral Experiment ◽

Complex Nature ◽

Behavioral Inhibition System ◽

Cognitive Effect ◽

Game Play ◽

Video Game Play ◽

Game Player ◽

Video Game Player

This study aims to bridge the gap between the discrepant views of existing studies in different modalities on the cognitive effect of video game play. To this end, we conducted a set of tests with different modalities within each participant: (1) Self-Reports Analyses (SRA) consisting of five popular self-report surveys, and (2) a standard Behavioral Experiment (BE) using pro- and antisaccade paradigms, and analyzed how their results vary between Video Game Player (VGP) and Non-Video Game Player (NVGP) participant groups. Our result showed that (1) VGP scored significantly lower in Behavioral Inhibition System (BIS) than NVGP (p = 0.023), and (2) VGP showed significantly higher antisaccade error rate than NVGP (p = 0.005), suggesting that results of both SRA and BE support the existing view that video game play has a maleficent impact on the cognition by increasing impulsivity. However, the following correlation analysis on the results across individual participants found no significant correlation between SRA and BE, indicating a complex nature of the cognitive effect of video game play.

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The Moderating Role of Video Game Play in the Relationship Between Stress and Externalising Behaviours in Adolescent Males

International Journal of Cyber Behavior Psychology and Learning ◽

10.4018/ijcbpl.2013070102 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 17-33

Author(s):

Michael Yates ◽

Jane Hurry

Keyword(s):

Video Game ◽

Self Report ◽

Future Research ◽

Video Gaming ◽

Game Play ◽

Video Game Play ◽

Cumulative Stress ◽

Externalising Behaviours ◽

Moderating Role

The focus of this research was to investigate whether video game play reframed into the context of cumulative stress could play a moderating role on externalising behavioural outcomes. A sample of 14-15 year old adolescent boys (N = 197) were administered self-report measures relating to video game use, cumulative stress and externalising behaviours. Results showed that video gaming, as measured by time spent playing or genre played had no relationship with externalising behaviours in general. This was true when considered within the context of stress also. Although video game use was not related to conduct disorder, a positive relationship with hyperactivity was found. This may signify that game play is attractive to adolescents who are hyperactive, and that hyperactivity could affect the propensity to play more. Implications of these findings for future research are discussed.

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Gender Differences in Video Game Play: Practices of Teenaged Players from Pakistan

ISSUE1 - Journal of Peace, Development & Communication ◽

10.36968/jpdc-v04-i02-15 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 04 (02) ◽

pp. 270-294

Author(s):

Aniqa Ali ◽

Dr. Noshina Saleem

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Video Game ◽

Role Playing ◽

Self Report ◽

Video Gaming ◽

Game Play ◽

Video Game Play ◽

Teenage Girls ◽

Role Playing Game ◽

Play Action

The present research study aimed to examining gender differences in gaming patterns and preferences of teenage gamers in Pakistan. The gaming patterns involve frequency of game play and time spent on game play. The video game preferences were measured by exploring game genres and style(mode) in which game players mostly play. The study was quantitative and survey is conducted by using purposive research method as only game player were selected as sample from schools of Islamabad, Pakistan. The close ended questionnaire adapted from ‘Media Self Report Questionnaire’ used by Elliot (2006), Bajovic (2012) and Hodge (2019) was filled by 576 respondents. The study found that teenage girls and boys significantly differ in terms of frequency of game play and time spent on video gaming. It was found that boys mostly play in multiplayer mode and prefer to play action, role playing game and sports game genres. On the other hand girls’ prefer single player mode and adventure, action and horror game genres. The present research can be used as baseline exploratory study for future studies in the domain of video gaming.

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