Southern New Hampshire University
Sarah Brannon
PSYSCH 211
Article Review
November 9, 2017
Citation of Literature Linebarger, D. L. (2015). Contextualizing video game play: The moderating effects of cumulative risk and parenting styles on the relations among video game exposure and problem behaviors. Psychology Of Popular Media Culture, 4(4), 375-396. doi:10.1037/ppm0000069
Authors Claims
In this article the author thought that childhood behavior problems were not linked to the exposure of video games. In order to provide evidence to for her claim she teamed up with a research team and the University of Pennsylvania. Her hypothesis about childhood behavior and video games was right, with evidence from the study. The results from the study …show more content…
The team also looked at the parent and the role they have in a child’s behavior. They found that many behavior and attention problems are related to a parent who is unreliable. The team also factored in sociodemographic influences on a child’s development. They looked at a parents status, poverty, minority status, mothers’ education, and how many children are living in the house. There were also ecological factors too, such as cultural linguistics, parenting, and, economic resources. This study had two aer groups to determine if there was a certain age group that was more prone to behavior problems related to video game exposure, however there was no change or difference in the …show more content…
The survey included many aspects of the family’s life such as economic status, racial status, and, parenting methods plus many more. It also asked for an estimate of their child’s video game exposure of the last 24 hours. In order to measure the children’s behavior, this study used the Behavior Assessment for Children (BAS-2; Reynolds & Kamhaus, 2004). The data they collected and using certain factors for example behavior assessment and groups of children who had preexisting medical problems (Sullivan & Riccio, 2006). They turned the information into scores. These scores were suggestive to the probability of a child having behavior
Sarah Brannon
PSYSCH 211
Article Review
November 9, 2017
Citation of Literature Linebarger, D. L. (2015). Contextualizing video game play: The moderating effects of cumulative risk and parenting styles on the relations among video game exposure and problem behaviors. Psychology Of Popular Media Culture, 4(4), 375-396. doi:10.1037/ppm0000069
Authors Claims
In this article the author thought that childhood behavior problems were not linked to the exposure of video games. In order to provide evidence to for her claim she teamed up with a research team and the University of Pennsylvania. Her hypothesis about childhood behavior and video games was right, with evidence from the study. The results from the study …show more content…
The team also looked at the parent and the role they have in a child’s behavior. They found that many behavior and attention problems are related to a parent who is unreliable. The team also factored in sociodemographic influences on a child’s development. They looked at a parents status, poverty, minority status, mothers’ education, and how many children are living in the house. There were also ecological factors too, such as cultural linguistics, parenting, and, economic resources. This study had two aer groups to determine if there was a certain age group that was more prone to behavior problems related to video game exposure, however there was no change or difference in the …show more content…
The survey included many aspects of the family’s life such as economic status, racial status, and, parenting methods plus many more. It also asked for an estimate of their child’s video game exposure of the last 24 hours. In order to measure the children’s behavior, this study used the Behavior Assessment for Children (BAS-2; Reynolds & Kamhaus, 2004). The data they collected and using certain factors for example behavior assessment and groups of children who had preexisting medical problems (Sullivan & Riccio, 2006). They turned the information into scores. These scores were suggestive to the probability of a child having behavior