Digital games often constitute a shared activity where people can spend time together,
communicate and socialize. Several commercial titles place social interaction at the center …

In this study, we investigated the extent to which adolescents who spend time playing violent
video games exhibit higher levels of aggressive behaviour when compared with those who …

The goal of this study is to offer an overview of the trends that characterize the current
research on prosocial media effects. To this end, we conducted a systematic literature …

Recently, researchers have become increasingly interested in the potential of video games
to promote real-life prosocial behavior. It has been argued that in-game prosocial acts may …

Technology and Human Behavior–a title that could not be more generic for a Special Issue.
On its face, the phenomena examined in this issue are not distinct from others published in …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Volume 13, Number 1 The Dark Side of Virtual Worlds March 2020
Editor In Chief Yesha Sivan CUHK Business School The Chinese University of Hong Kong, HK …

Quantitative research conducted in cognitive and social sciences has yet to settle on specific
methods of managing the digital game as a behavioral stimulus. Consequently, studies and …

As social robots' and AI agents' roles are becoming more diverse, those machines
increasingly function as sociable partners. This trend raises questions about whether social …

Cooperative game play has been associated with a growing list of prosocial benefits.
However, less research has examined its constituent parts to determine their contribution to …

电子游戏颇受儿童青睐, 其用户日趋低龄化, 它对幼儿的影响不容小觑. 本实验以双人合作/竞技
游戏为载体, 考查了短时接触电子游戏对60 名4~ 6 岁幼儿的同伴交往与亲社会行为的影响 …