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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2021.21.06.759

The Effects of both Social Class of Adolescents Formed in Online Game World and Gaming Time on the Acceptance of Moral Issues  

Lee, Guk-Hee (경기대학교 융합교양대학 교양학부)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.21, no.6, 2021 , pp. 759-778 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was carried out to verify whether there were any differences in accepting moral issues between adolescents who played using characters of high status (either objectively or subjectively highly ranked within a game) in the online game world and those who played using characters of low status (either objectively or subjectively lowly ranked). It also investigated whether there were moderating interactional effects for the amount of time spent on playing games and the influence of adolescents' social statuses in games over accepting moral issues. Results showed that, overall, adolescents who played using a lower-ranking character in the game world displayed a higher acceptance of moral issues than those who played using characters of the two other categories (equal to average level or higher). Furthermore, interactional effects were observed for those who played using a low-ranking character and spent longer hours playing games, as they were more likely to accept moral issues. This study is significant in that it offers many implications, as a rare study that verified the effects of cyberspace status on moral judgements made in the real world.
Keywords
Cyberspace; Online Game; Adolescent; Social Class; Moral Judgement;
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