A review of researches of the impact of computer game and children's and adolescent's development
Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues / Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, (P)1229-0661; (E)1229-0661
2004, v.10 no.특집, pp.147-175
Keumjoo Kwak
(Department of Psychology, Seoul National University)
Kwak,
K.
(2004). A review of researches of the impact of computer game and children's and adolescent's development. Korean Psychological Journal of Culture and Social Issues, 10(특집), 147-175.
Abstract
In recent years, electronic games, home computers, and the internet have assumed an important place in our lives. This paper presents a review of the researches on the relation of computer game and children's and adolescent's development. Researches on the impact of computer game on perceptual and cognitive development including attention, spatial perception, numerical ability, problem solving are reviewed. The relation of computer game use and emotional, social and personality development and aggressive development, especially General Aggressive Model(GAM) are also explained. On the basis of this reviews, the future directions of research are discussed.
- keywords
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computer game,
child development,
adolescence,
general aggressive model
- Submission Date
- 2004-03-31
- Revised Date
- Accepted Date