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Exploring Self-regulation of More or Less Expert College-Age Video Game Players: A Sequential Explanatory Design

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Title
Exploring Self-regulation of More or Less Expert College-Age Video Game Players: A Sequential Explanatory Design
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Frontiers in Psychology, September 2016
DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01441
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Meryem Yilmaz Soylu, Roger H. Bruning

Abstract

This study examined differences in self-regulation among college-age expert, moderately expert, and non-expert video game players in playing video games for fun. Winne's model of self-regulation (Winne, 2001) guided the study. The main assumption of this study was that expert video game players used more processes of self-regulation than the less-expert players. We surveyed 143 college students about their game playing frequency, habits, and use of self-regulation. Data analysis indicated that while playing recreational video games, expert gamers self-regulated more than moderately expert and non-expert players and moderately expert players used more processes of self-regulation than non-experts. Semi-structured interviews also were conducted with selected participants at each of the expertise levels. Qualitative follow-up analyses revealed five themes: (1) characteristics of expert video gamers, (2) conditions for playing a video game, (3) figuring out a game, (4) how gamers act and, (5) game context. Overall, findings indicated that playing a video game is a highly self-regulated activity and that becoming an expert video game player mobilizes multiple sets of self-regulation related skills and processes. These findings are seen as promising for educators desiring to encourage student self-regulation, because they indicate the possibility of supporting students via recreational video games by recognizing that their play includes processes of self-regulation.

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Unknown 44 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 8 18%
Researcher 5 11%
Student > Master 5 11%
Professor 4 9%
Lecturer 4 9%
Other 6 14%
Unknown 12 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 7 16%
Social Sciences 3 7%
Neuroscience 3 7%
Computer Science 3 7%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Other 12 27%
Unknown 14 32%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 October 2016.
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