Flutterby™! : Hostile & Amicable Behavior 2017-11-09 17:16:37.764082+01

Hostile & Amicable Behavior

2017-11-09 17:16:37.764082+01 by Dan Lyke 0 comments

Insights into Sexism: Male Status and Performance Moderates Female-Directed Hostile and Amicable Behaviour:

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.

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