| Title |
More Than a Just a Game: Video Game and Internet Use During Emerging Adulthood
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, January 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10964-008-9390-8 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Laura M. Padilla-Walker, Larry J. Nelson, Jason S. Carroll, Alexander C. Jensen |
| Abstract |
The purpose of this study was to gain a clearer understanding of the pattern of video game and internet use among college students and to examine how electronic leisure was related to risk behaviors (i.e., drinking, drug use, sex), perceptions of the self (i.e., self worth and social acceptance), and relationships with others (i.e., relationship quality with parents and friends). Participants included 813 undergraduate students (500 young women, 313 young men, M age = 20, SD = 1.87) who were mainly European American (79%), unmarried (100%) and living outside their parents' home (90%). Results suggested that (a) video game use was linked to negative outcomes for men and women, (b) different patterns of video game and internet use existed for men and women and (c) there were different relations to risk behaviors, feelings about the self, and relationship quality based on the type of internet use, and based on gender. The discussion focuses on the implications of electronic leisure on the overall health and development of young people as they transition to adulthood. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 9 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 1% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Belgium | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 0 | 0% |
| Unknown | 253 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 50 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 43 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 35 | 13% |
| Researcher | 27 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 16 | 6% |
| Other | 49 | 18% |
| Unknown | 55 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 80 | 29% |
| Social Sciences | 44 | 16% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 9% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 11 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 7 | 3% |
| Other | 43 | 16% |
| Unknown | 66 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
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