Psychology: Techniques and Application

Psychology: Techniques and Application ›› 2023, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (3): 161-171.

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Prosocial Video Game Exposure and Prosocial Behavior Among Adolescents: Analysis of Chain Mediating Effect

  

  • Online:2023-03-01 Published:2023-03-06

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Abstract:

To explore the relationship between prosocial video game exposure, adolescents’ prosocial behavior as well as the mechanism of empathy and moral identity, a total of 777 adolescents were investigated by using Video Game Experience Questionnaire, Interpersonal Reactivity Index Scale, Adolescent Moral Self-Identity Scale and the Adolescent Prosocial Tendency Scale. The results showed that: (1) Prosocial video game exposure positively predicted adolescents’ prosocial behavior; (2) Empathy and moral identity significantly mediated the relationship  between prosocial video game exposure and adolescents’ prosocial behavior, which contained four mediating paths: the independent mediating effects of empathy and moral identity, the chain mediating effect of empathy and moral identity, as well as the chain mediating effect of moral identity and empathy. This study reveals the mechanism of prosocial video game exposure on adolescents’ prosocial behavior, and provides useful guidance for reasonably guiding adolescents’ exposure to video games and cultivating their moral emotions and moral behavior.

Key words: prosocial video game, prosocial behavior, empathy, moral identity, adolescents

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  • B844.2
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