Avaliação psicológica de jogadores de videogame, tabuleiro e live: personalidade, raciocínio e percepção emocional

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Abstract:This research aimed at investigating the relationship between gaming preferences and psychological characteristics: abstract and verbal reasoning, emotional perception, and pathological personality traits. To this end, 164 people participated in the study, predominantly women (75%) with a mean age of 18.93 (SD = 6.36) and that have finished high school or college, in its majority. They answered a gaming preferences questionnaire, the Computerized Test of Primary Emotions Perception (PEP), the Dimensional Clinical Personality Inventory (IDCP), and two subtests from the Battery of Reasoning Tests (BPR-5). The results indicated correlations that were consistent with most of the measures, with a significant majority of magnitudes that varied from .16 (Anger Distortion vs. Interest in violent games) to .41 (Emotional perception vs. Monthly frequency of playing with other people). Also, we determined the importance attributed to being a gamer by three personality traits: Grandiosity, Criticism avoidance, and Impulsiveness. We found association tendencies between psychological characteristics and game preference, in a way that attributing higher importance to gaming was associated with higher frequency of eccentric behaviors, suspicion towards others' intentions, and avoiding criticism. We have discussed the relations we found, and we concluded that there seems to be a typical profile for people who demonstrate a high tendency for gaming.Keywords: games; recreation; personality traits; emotional intelligence; intelligence measures. AVALIAÇÃO PSICOLÓGICA DE JOGADORES DE VIDEOGAME, TABULEIRO E LIVE: PERSONALIDADE, RACIOCÍNIO E PERCEPÇÃO EMOCIONALResumo: Esta pesquisa teve por objetivo investigar a relação entre preferência por jogos e características psicológicas: raciocínio abstrato e verbal, percepção de emoções e traços patológicos de personalidade. Para tanto, 164 pessoas participaram do estudo, predominantemente mulheres (75%) com idade média de 18,93 (DP = 6,36), e a maioria possuía ensino médio completo ou graduação. Os indivíduos responderam a um questionário de preferências de jogos, ao -dez. 2017. ISSN 1516-3687 (impresso), ISSN 1980 jogos violentos) e 0,41 (Percepção emocional vs. Quantas vezes por mês se reúne com outras pessoas para jogar). Além disso, a importância atribuída a ser um usuário de jogos foi predita principalmente por três traços da personalidade: Grandiosidade, Evitação a críticas e Impulsividade. Foi possível encontrar tendências de associação entre características psicológicas e a preferência por jogos, de modo que atribuir maior importância ao ato de jogar mostrou-se associado à maior frequência de comportamentos excêntricos, desconfiança quanto às intenções dos outros e evitação a críticas. As relações encontradas foram discutidas, o que possibilitou concluir que parece existir um perfil típico para pessoas que demonstram alta tendência para o ato de jogar.Revista Psicologia: Teoria e Prática, 19(3), 209-225. São Paulo, SP, set.Palavras-chave: jogos; recreação; traços de personal...

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