A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil

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Autor(a) principal: Carvalho, Luiz Paulo
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Suzano, José Antonio, Gonçalvez, Ingrid, Pereira Filho, Silas, Santoro, Flávia Maria, Oliveira, Jonice
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Journal on Interactive Systems
Texto Completo: https://sol.sbc.org.br/journals/index.php/jis/article/view/1896
Resumo: Every month, millions of users worldwide play the online digital game League of Legends, which also contains a server dedicated to the Brazilian region. Social oppression by race, skin color, sexual orientation, among others, occurs within the game and is reported constantly. In this paper, we analyzed possible indications of depressive disorder by using an online questionnaire as a basis. We used quantitative and qualitative methods, analyzing the relationship between the interactions and the social identities of the players. We define quantitative hypotheses and qualitative syntheses related to different social factors of the game through the analysis of 604 responses. League of Legends has a negative influence on the mental health of socially peripheral players, and the qualitative analysis exposes specific and widespread cases of oppression and discrimination. We present a discussion on ethics, possible collusion with oppression, and proposals for mitigation or solution.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
title A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
spellingShingle A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
Carvalho, Luiz Paulo
League of Legends
Mental Health
Psychometrics
Social Oppression
Ethics
title_short A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
title_full A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
title_fullStr A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
title_full_unstemmed A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
title_sort A Psychosocial Perspective about Mental Health and League of Legends in Brazil
author Carvalho, Luiz Paulo
author_facet Carvalho, Luiz Paulo
Suzano, José Antonio
Gonçalvez, Ingrid
Pereira Filho, Silas
Santoro, Flávia Maria
Oliveira, Jonice
author_role author
author2 Suzano, José Antonio
Gonçalvez, Ingrid
Pereira Filho, Silas
Santoro, Flávia Maria
Oliveira, Jonice
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Carvalho, Luiz Paulo
Suzano, José Antonio
Gonçalvez, Ingrid
Pereira Filho, Silas
Santoro, Flávia Maria
Oliveira, Jonice
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv League of Legends
Mental Health
Psychometrics
Social Oppression
Ethics
topic League of Legends
Mental Health
Psychometrics
Social Oppression
Ethics
description Every month, millions of users worldwide play the online digital game League of Legends, which also contains a server dedicated to the Brazilian region. Social oppression by race, skin color, sexual orientation, among others, occurs within the game and is reported constantly. In this paper, we analyzed possible indications of depressive disorder by using an online questionnaire as a basis. We used quantitative and qualitative methods, analyzing the relationship between the interactions and the social identities of the players. We define quantitative hypotheses and qualitative syntheses related to different social factors of the game through the analysis of 604 responses. League of Legends has a negative influence on the mental health of socially peripheral players, and the qualitative analysis exposes specific and widespread cases of oppression and discrimination. We present a discussion on ethics, possible collusion with oppression, and proposals for mitigation or solution.
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