The effects of video games on communication and social interaction: A study on Emirati university students

Article Details

The effects of video games on communication and social interaction: A study on Emirati university students

Publisher:

University of Sharjah

Journal:

مجلة جامعة الشارقة للعلوم الانسانية والاجتماعية Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000963213

pISSN:

1996-2339

Keywords:

Communication, Video games, Social interaction, Virtual communities

Abstract:

 This study examines the relationship between playing video games, communication and social interaction among Emirati university students, as  several studies (Oei & Patterson, 2014) have shown that there is a real impact of video games on peoples’ interactions as social beings. The results of the study confirmed that 63.9% of the participants use video games on a daily basis, with 23.3% of them allocating two hours per day. Besides, 90.7% of the respondents prefer to play with their friends; which constitutes a form of communication and social interaction. However, 41.67% of the respondents confirmed that video games affect their family relationships, 36.45% affect their relationships with friends, 34.25% enable them to escape from their social reality, 43.59% increase their social isolation, and 39.9% prefer to play alone. This highlights the negative impact of video games on communication and social interaction.

Article Details

The effects of video games on communication and social interaction: A study on Emirati university students

Publisher: University of Sharjah

Journal: مجلة جامعة الشارقة للعلوم الانسانية والاجتماعية Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 12/2022

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 2000963213

pISSN: 1996-2339

Communication, Video games, Social interaction, Virtual communities

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Publisher:

University of Sharjah

Journal:

مجلة جامعة الشارقة للعلوم الانسانية والاجتماعية Vol.19 Issue 4, pp.0-0

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

12/2022

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

2000963213

pISSN:

1996-2339