• 한국게임학회 논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.55-64
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• 2015

본 연구는 폭력적 게임 이용이 청소년 도덕성에 악영향을 미칠 것이라는 사회적인 우려가 사실인지 검증하기 위해 실시되었다. 이를 위해 자기통제, 자존감, 공격성과 같은 개인 내적 요인들과 함께 폭력적 게임 유무에 따른 청소년들의 게임 이용시간을 측정하고 이를 바탕으로 분석을 실시하였다. 분석 결과 심리적 요인인 자존감과 자기통제는 도덕성과 정적인 관계를 보였지만 공격성은 도덕성과 부적 관계를 보였다. 반면 폭력성, 비폭력성 여부와 무관하게 게임 이용 시간은 도덕성과 관계가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 해당 연구는 기존의 통념과 다르게 게임 이용이 청소년의 도덕적 해이와 무관하다는 사실과 함께 게임이 단순히 폭력적인 성향을 띤다고 해서 도덕성에 부정적인 영향이 발생하는 것이 아님을 밝혔다는 점에서 의의가 있다.

• Asia Marketing Journal
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.173-192
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• 2009

As video games gain popularity and become a normal part of home entertainment, concern about youth access to inappropriate games continues to grow. Some people have claimed that violent video games influence children's aggressive behavior and that violent video games have some responsibility for violence in the school. In response to people's concerns, the video game industry created a video game rating system in 1995 to help parents decide which video games are appropriate for their children. This study investigated whether parents were aware of the video game rating system and how often they have used it when selecting video games for their children. This study attempted to find relationships among parents' attitudes toward video games, their guidance styles for their children's video game play, and their use of the video game rating system. This study found that most parents have used the video game ratings very frequently when they select video games for their children. But many parents still don't understand the video game rating system. This study showed that parents who had more negative attitudes or less positive attitudes toward video games were more likely to impose restrictions on their children's video game play and to use the video game rating system as a means to restrict their children's access to violent video games.

• 한국정보시스템학회지:정보시스템연구
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.53-75
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• 2020

Purpose Despite the continued rise in the popularity of mobile MMORPGs, the previous studies mainly focused on negative results of playing MMORPG such as violence and game addiction. In addition, previous studies that verified game play motives were not enough to explain user's fundamental motives for MMORPG play. To verify the positive role of playing MMORPG, this study focused on stress coping strategies on continued play MMORPG, and divided factors into two dimensions: escapism and coping with system. The purpose of this study is to comprehensively identify the discriminatory effects of each factor on users' self-control, and the effect of self-constrol and behavioral adapatation on continued use intention for MMORPG. Design/methodology/approach This study was designed to examine the structural relationships among MMORPG users' escapism, system coping, self-control, behavioral adaptation and continued use intention for MMORPG. Findings The results from this study are as follow. First, the participants' effect-based escapism had a positive impact on self-control, whereas cause-based escapism had a negative impact on self-control. Next, proactive coping and reactive coping for system problem had a positive impact on self-control. In addition, Self-control had a positive impact on behavioral adaptation and continued use intention for MMORPG. Lastly, the behavioral adaptation to MMORPG had a positive impact continued use intention. The results of our study can suggest the positive effects of coping strategy on users' self-control and behavioral adaptation by applying the theory of both escapism and coping with system. Based on our results, game companies should develop contents that can gratify users' coping motives and enhance self-control and behavioral adaptation.