The Morality of Play

McKernan, Brian

doi:10.1177/1555412013493133

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“…As a result concerns regarding the consequences of exposure to violent content, such as associated aggression following playing with violent games (American Psychological Association [APA], 2015). The media in the 1990s started to portray video games as a threat due to vulnerable children and adolescents having access to and playing early video games (McKernan, 2013). The frequent use of excessive violence in video games has become controversial and as such became the focus of research for the next 20 years.…”

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It’s Double Edged: The Positive and Negative Relationships Between the Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play Among Adolescents

2019

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Due to the concerns over the effects of video game play, this study investigated adolescents’ moral development and their video game play. 166 adolescents aged 11–18 years (M = 13.08, SD = 1.91) attending an English school completed an online survey, which included a measure of moral development and questions regarding video game play. In contrast to previous research, male participants were found to have significantly (p = 0.02) higher moral reasoning scores than females. The results also suggested a transition in moral development, which takes place between the ages of 12–14. The results of moral development and video game played suggested both positive and negative relationships. Regression analysis suggested that there was a significant positive relationship between the more types of game genres played and higher moral scores. Although not significant, the results suggested a trend for the following variables; years playing video games, mature content, engagement, moral narrative, Grand Theft Auto, Call of Duty, and length of time playing video games which all had a negative relationship with moral scores. The implications of these results are discussed with regards to moral education and the variables involved in video game play, including the role of video game content.

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It’s Double Edged: The Positive and Negative Relationships Between the Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play Among Adolescents

2019

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“…University students were suggested not to have relationships between video game play and moral development, compared to previous research with adolescents which did suggest a relationship with moral development (Bajovic, 2013;Hodge et al, 2019). Therefore, demonstrating the importance and value of these rating boards for younger audiences; as it was the younger audience which lead to concerns and controversy for video games and lead to the introduction of these systems (McKernan, 2013). This lack of relationship between moral development and video game play for adults; supports the appropriateness of the age ratings to be for those aged under 18 as those over 18 could be less susceptible to influences from the content and guidance is not needed.…”

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

2020

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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.

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“…In light of this, the aim of this explorative study is to question whether this aim is achieved. However, given that, there is little academic work dealing with the media’s coverage of video games (McKernan, 2013), no comparable German study could be identified to highlight the study’s significance. Instead, the study sets out to provide an empirical quantitative study on how German public television covers video games.…”

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Are Video Games Still a Boys’ Club? How German Public Television Covers Video Games

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Schlegelmilch

2020

Games and Culture

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Games shape our understanding of culture. As market figures demonstrate, video games as digital successors of traditional games are now the economic drivers of the media and entertainment industry and form a part of our daily media habits. Since the mid-1970s, journalistic coverage has presented video games as a controversial issue, an image that has crucially shaped public opinion to this day. In the case of Germany, the Interstate Broadcasting Treaty (Rundfunkstaatsvertrag) demands that public broadcast services provide balanced reporting. However, to date, there has been no comprehensive investigation into the media’s coverage of video games. With this in mind, the study at hand seeks to conduct the first explorative and quantitative content analysis of how the German public broadcast channels report on video games. The findings of the study support the assumption of generally biased reporting.

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The Morality of Play

Cited by 27 publications

References 26 publications

It’s Double Edged: The Positive and Negative Relationships Between the Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play Among Adolescents

It’s Double Edged: The Positive and Negative Relationships Between the Development of Moral Reasoning and Video Game Play Among Adolescents

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

Are Video Games Still a Boys’ Club? How German Public Television Covers Video Games

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