GAMING IN THE SUBCONTINENT: A STUDY ON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL IMPACT OF VIDEO GAMES ON INDIAN TEENS
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Keywords
Adolescent, Digital gaming, Decision making, social characteristics, Teamwork
Abstract
Although many studies have linked video gaming with decision-making, fewer studies have examined the relationship between video gaming and participative decision-making. The central assumptions posited that engaging in “Video gaming” would lead to a notable enhancement in “Teamwork” skills while diminishing children's inclination towards “participating in decision-making” processes. The research gathered data from 60 physically and mentally fit adolescents, ensuring a minimum of 12 months of video gaming experience. Structure equation modeling using SmartPLS4 was used for hypothesis testing. The findings indicated that an escalation in video gaming activities correlated with a reduction in decision-making participation, although no statistically significant relationship was identified between video gaming and teamwork. The results revealed an approximately 20% variance in decision-making participation when gaming was a predictive variable. Further, no significant moderation was found because of gender in the relation between gaming and participative decision-making
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43. Sailer, M., Hense, J. U., Mayr, S. K., & Mandl, H. (2017). How gamification motivates: An experimental study of the effects of specific game design elements on psychological need satisfaction. Computers in human behaviour, 69, 371-380. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2016. 12.033
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45. Vis, S. A., Strandbu, A., Holtan, A., & Thomas, N. (2011). Participation and health–a research review of child participation in planning and decision‐making. Child & Family Social Work, 16(3), 325-335.https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2010.00743.x
46. Yao, Y. W., Wang, L. J., Yip, S. W., Chen, P. R., Li, S., Xu, J., ... & Fang, X. Y. (2015). Impaired decision-making under risk is associated with gaming-specific inhibition deficits among college students with Internet gaming disorder. Psychiatry research, 229(1-2), 302-309. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2015.07.004
47. Zakeri, H., & Karimpour, M. (2011). Parenting styles and self-esteem. Procedia-social and behavioural sciences, 29, 758-761.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.11.302
48. Zanoni, P., & Janssens, M. (2007). Minority employees engaging with (diversity) management: an analysis of control, agency, and micro‐emancipation. Journal of Management Studies, 44(8), 1371-1397. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00700.x
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Rohit Chauhan
Research Scholar, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
Prof. Seema Vinayak
Professor, Department of Psychology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.