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Domahidi, Emese, Breuer, Johannes ORCID: 0000-0001-5906-7873, Kowert, Rachel ORCID: 0000-0002-9522-9945, Festl, Ruth ORCID: 0000-0003-4864-8394 and Quandt, Thorsten ORCID: 0000-0003-1937-0282 (2018). A Longitudinal Analysis of Gaming- and Non-Gaming-Related Friendships and Social Support among Social Online Game Players. Media Psychol., 21 (2). S. 288 - 308. ABINGDON: ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD. ISSN 1532-785X

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Abstract

Research examining online games often focuses on their potential to negatively impact players. One of the most common concerns is that playing online with others can displace offline relationships and, consequently, detrimentally affect one's level of offline social support. However, there has been little empirical evidence supporting these causal claims. The current study addresses this by outlining a longitudinal analysis between gaming- and non-gaming-related friendships and social support among a representative sample of social online players (i.e., people who play online video games with others). The results indicate that social online video game play with online or offline friends is not related to perceived social support, positively or negatively, cross-sectionally or longitudinally. Taken together, these results dispute the long-held claims of the social displacement hypothesis and instead suggest that social online video game play does not have negative real-world consequences on players' offline friendships or levels of offline social support.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Domahidi, Emese UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Breuer, Johannes UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-5906-7873 UNSPECIFIED Kowert, Rachel UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-9522-9945 UNSPECIFIED Festl, Ruth UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-4864-8394 UNSPECIFIED Quandt, Thorsten UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0003-1937-0282 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-203354
DOI:	10.1080/15213269.2016.1257393
Journal or Publication Title:	Media Psychol.
Volume:	21
Number:	2
Page Range:	S. 288 - 308
Date:	2018
Publisher:	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
Place of Publication:	ABINGDON
ISSN:	1532-785X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COMPUTER GAMES; FIT INDEXES; OFFLINE; INTERNET; NETWORK; INVOLVEMENT; BENEFITS Multiple languages Communication; Film, Radio, Television; Psychology, Applied Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/20335