Clinicians’ attitudes toward video games vary as a function of age, gender and negative beliefs about youth: A sociology of media research approach

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Highlights:

• Clinicians were surveyed regarding their attitudes toward video games.

• No consensus among clinicians regarding video game effects was observed.

• Older clinicians and female clinicians were more likely to view games as harmful.

• Clinicians with negative attitudes toward youth were more likely to view games as harmful.

摘要

•Clinicians were surveyed regarding their attitudes toward video games.•No consensus among clinicians regarding video game effects was observed.•Older clinicians and female clinicians were more likely to view games as harmful.•Clinicians with negative attitudes toward youth were more likely to view games as harmful.

论文关键词:Videogames,Clinical psychology,Personality,Youth

论文评审过程:Available online 23 June 2015, Version of Record 23 June 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.06.016