COMPUTER GAME PRACTICE IN AN ADOLESCENTS' GROUP

• Autor(a) principal: HOFF, Miriam Schifferli
• Data de Publicação: 2002
• Outros Autores: WECHSLER, Solange Muglia
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.puc-campinas.edu.br/estpsi/article/view/6648
• topic: jogos computadorizados; adolescentes; hábitos e preferências; gênero; computer games; adolescents; habits and preferences; gender differences

With a questionnaire elaborated by the main author and collectively administered, it was examined the computer game-playing habits among an adolescents’ group (40 males and 26 females, 6th to 8th grade, from a private school of Campinas/SP and with middle/middle-high socioeconomic status). Males played more than females but in both sexes, the time dedication decreased from 6th-7th to 8th grade. Amongmales became evident: the heteronomous control (parents) of time playing and the autonomous control; a predominant preference to sport games among the elders, and to sport or action games among the youngsters; the main causes of predilection were the challenges/strategies demands and the game contents. Among females, predominated the autonomouscontrol and their motivation degree to computer games; there haven’t clearly manifested preferences to different game types, but the challenges/strategies demands and the aroused  amusement/interest were the majorreasons for individuals predilections. Discussions focused the identified gender differences and parent’s control.