This review of gender and gameplay research over the past three decades documents a set
of persistent methodological repetitions that have systematically impeded its progress since …

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been included in the 2013 Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) as a condition in need of further study, and gaming …

The essential guide to decoding messages in a media-saturated world Media Literacy
teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in …

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure computer and
videogame addiction. Inspired by earlier theories and research on game addiction, we …

A large-scale content analysis of characters in video games was employed to answer
questions about their representations of gender, race and age in comparison to the US …

Linking back to, the present approach conceptualizes and empirically examines viewers'
parasocial interaction experience with a TV performer. Causes and outcomes of parasocial …

Why computer games can be ethical, how players use their ethical values in gameplay, and
the implications for game design. Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant …

We analyzed in-game content from titles released between 1983 and 2014 (n= 571)
featuring playable female characters. Results indicate that sexualization has diminished …

The eighth edition of this text remains an indispensable resource for mass communication
psychology and media effects courses. This book gives readers an in-depth understanding …

On average, girls and women are less involved with video games than are boys and men,
and when they do play, they often prefer different games. This article reports two studies that …