Abstract
Recent research suggests that social interactions in video games may lead to the development of community bonding and prosocial attitudes. Building on this line of research, a national survey of U.S. adults finds that gamers who develop ties with a community of fellow gamers possess gaming social capital, a new gaming-related community construct that is shown to be a positive antecedent in predicting both face-to-face social capital and civic participation.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 381-399 |
| Number of pages | 19 |
| Journal | Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Computer Science Applications
- Computer Networks and Communications