Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation
The global proliferation of video games, particularly among children, has led to growing concerns about the potential impact on children’s social development. Executive function is a cognitive ability that plays a crucial role in children’s social development, but a child’s age constrains its develo...
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| description | The global proliferation of video games, particularly among children, has led to growing concerns about the potential impact on children’s social development. Executive function is a cognitive ability that plays a crucial role in children’s social development, but a child’s age constrains its development. To examine the association between video game engagement and children’s social development while considering the mediating role of executive function and the moderating role of age, a questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 431 parents. The results revealed a negative relation between video game engagement and social development in children, with executive function found to mediate this relation fully. Additionally, the negative association between video game engagement and executive function became more pronounced as children grew older. In light of these findings, it is advisable to adopt proactive strategies to limit excessive video game use, consider the developmental characteristics of children at different ages, and prioritize the promotion of executive function to facilitate social development among children. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d9f15ee16af645c9924243ceda3225eb2023-11-19T15:40:22ZengMDPI AGBehavioral Sciences2076-328X2023-10-01131083310.3390/bs13100833Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related ModerationKe Xu0Shuliang Geng1Donghui Dou2Xiaocen Liu3College of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaCollege of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaSchool of Sociology and Psychology, Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing 100081, ChinaCollege of Preschool Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing 100048, ChinaThe global proliferation of video games, particularly among children, has led to growing concerns about the potential impact on children’s social development. Executive function is a cognitive ability that plays a crucial role in children’s social development, but a child’s age constrains its development. To examine the association between video game engagement and children’s social development while considering the mediating role of executive function and the moderating role of age, a questionnaire was distributed to a sample of 431 parents. The results revealed a negative relation between video game engagement and social development in children, with executive function found to mediate this relation fully. Additionally, the negative association between video game engagement and executive function became more pronounced as children grew older. In light of these findings, it is advisable to adopt proactive strategies to limit excessive video game use, consider the developmental characteristics of children at different ages, and prioritize the promotion of executive function to facilitate social development among children.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/10/833childelectronic gamesocial behaviorexecutive functionage |
| spellingShingle | Ke Xu Shuliang Geng Donghui Dou Xiaocen Liu Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation Behavioral Sciences child electronic game social behavior executive function age |
| title | Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation |
| title_full | Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation |
| title_fullStr | Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation |
| title_short | Relations between Video Game Engagement and Social Development in Children: The Mediating Role of Executive Function and Age-Related Moderation |
| title_sort | relations between video game engagement and social development in children the mediating role of executive function and age related moderation |
| topic | child electronic game social behavior executive function age |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-328X/13/10/833 |
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