Time Spent Gaming and Social Competence in Children: Reciprocal Effects Across Childhood

doi:10.1111/cdev.13243

. 2020 May;91(3):861-875.

doi: 10.1111/cdev.13243. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Time Spent Gaming and Social Competence in Children: Reciprocal Effects Across Childhood

Beate W Hygen¹, Jay Belsky², Frode Stenseng³, Vera Skalicka³, Marianne N Kvande³, Tonje Zahl-Thanem¹, Lars Wichstrøm³

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¹ NTNU Social Research.
² University of California, Davis.
³ Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

PMID: 31012088
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13243

Time Spent Gaming and Social Competence in Children: Reciprocal Effects Across Childhood

Beate W Hygen et al. Child Dev. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;91(3):861-875.

doi: 10.1111/cdev.13243. Epub 2019 Apr 23.

Authors

Beate W Hygen¹, Jay Belsky², Frode Stenseng³, Vera Skalicka³, Marianne N Kvande³, Tonje Zahl-Thanem¹, Lars Wichstrøm³

Affiliations

¹ NTNU Social Research.
² University of California, Davis.
³ Norwegian University of Science and Technology.

PMID: 31012088
DOI: 10.1111/cdev.13243

Abstract

Electronic games are popular and many children spend much time on this activity. Here we investigate whether the quantity of time children spend on gaming is related to their social development, making this the first study to examine this relationship in children. We examine prospective relations between time spent gaming and social competence in a community sample of Norwegian 6 year olds (n = 873) followed up at ages 8, 10, and 12, controlling for socioeconomic status, body mass index, and time spent gaming together with friends. Results revealed that greater social competence at both 8 and 10 years predicted less gaming 2 years later and that more age-10 gaming predicted less social competence at age 12 but only among girls.

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[1] Allison, P. D. (2012). Handling missing data by maximum likelihood. In SAS global forum 2012. (pp. 312-2012). Cary, NC: SAS Institute.

[2] Allison, P. D. (2012). Handling missing data by maximum likelihood. In SAS global forum 2012. (pp. 312-2012). Cary, NC: SAS Institute.

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[4] Aydm, B., & San, S. V. (2011). Internet addiction among adolescents: The role of self-esteem. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 15, 3500-3505. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.04.325

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[6] Baumeister, R. F., & Leary, M. R. (1995). The need to belong: Desire for interpersonal attachments as a fundamental human motivation. Psychological Bulletin, 117, 497-529. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.117.3.497

[7] Bonetti, L., Campbell, M. A., & Gilmore, L. (2010). The relationship of loneliness and social anxiety with children's and adolescents’ online communication. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13, 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2009.0215

[8] Bonetti, L., Campbell, M. A., & Gilmore, L. (2010). The relationship of loneliness and social anxiety with children's and adolescents’ online communication. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 13, 279-285. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2009.0215

[9] Burt, K. L., Obradovic, J., Long, J. D., & Masten, A. S. (2008). The interplay of social competence and psychopathology over 20 years: Testing transactional and cascade models. Child Development, 79, 359-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01130.x

[10] Burt, K. L., Obradovic, J., Long, J. D., & Masten, A. S. (2008). The interplay of social competence and psychopathology over 20 years: Testing transactional and cascade models. Child Development, 79, 359-374. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2007.01130.x

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