Video games and close relations: Attachment and empathy as predictors of children's and adolescents' video game social play and socio-emotional functioning

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Highlights：

• Prosocial video game play was associated with better social functioning.

• Social functioning mediated the relationship between prosocial play and subjective well-being.

• Secure attachment and empathy were positively related to prosocial video game play.

• Insecure attachment was associated with less prosocial video game behavior.

摘要

•Prosocial video game play was associated with better social functioning.•Social functioning mediated the relationship between prosocial play and subjective well-being.•Secure attachment and empathy were positively related to prosocial video game play.•Insecure attachment was associated with less prosocial video game behavior.

论文关键词：Video game,Prosocial,Violence,Children. attachment,Empathy

论文评审过程：Received 15 June 2020, Revised 28 August 2020, Accepted 19 September 2020, Available online 23 September 2020, Version of Record 29 September 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106578