APS
29th APS Annual Convention · 2017
Development of a Questionnaire to Assess Violent Video Game Playing Preferences
- Michael Omerza
University of Central Missouri - Adam Runyan
University of Central Missouri - Patrick Ament
University of Central Missouri - Amanda Fuller
Univ of Central Missouri - Darby Simon
University of Central Missouri - Taylor Rodieck
University of Central Missouri - Isaac Flint
University of Central Missouri
Abstract
Though a number of instruments have been developed to assess video game addiction, they do not assess level of playing violent video games specifically. The instrument developed here measures to what extent players preferred games with specific violent content descriptors provided by the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB).
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