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Is It Still Double Edged? Not for University Students’ Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play.

Hodge, S., Taylor, J. and McAlaney, J., 2020. Is It Still Double Edged? Not for University Students’ Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 1313.

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01313

Abstract

Previous research with video game play and moral development with adolescents, found both positive and negative relationships. This study aimed to extend this research to explore moral development and video game play with university students. One hundred and thirty-five undergraduate students (M = 20.29, SD = 2.70) took part in an online survey. The results suggested higher moral reasoning for participants who described themselves as gamers and those which do not play, compared those who play but do not identify as gamers. It was suggested that males had higher moral scores and more mature reasoning than females. The results of a regression analysis suggested that there were no significant predictors for moral development from either game play or the demographic variables. The findings suggest that moral development could be less influenced by sex, age, and video game play factors such as video game content and amount of game play, than was previously thought for this age group.

Item Type:Article
ISSN:1664-1078
Uncontrolled Keywords:university sample; moral development; moral reasoning; Kohlberg; video games; computer games; cross-sectional
Group:Faculty of Science & Technology
ID Code:34150
Deposited By: Symplectic RT2
Deposited On:16 Jun 2020 09:38
Last Modified:14 Mar 2022 14:22

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