Hostile & Amicable Behavior
2017-11-09 16:16:37.764082+00 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Our study demonstrates that video games offer a unique opportunity to examine variation in sexist behaviours and the situations that result in changes in sexist attitudes. By demonstrating that female-directed hostility primarily originates from low- status, poorer-performing males, our results suggest that a way to counter it may be through teaching young males that losing to the opposite sex is not socially debilitating. ...
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138399
Using Halo 3 to explore gender dynamics in team video game play.