Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ544891
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Video and Computer Games in the '90s: Children's Time Commitment and Game Preference.
Buchman, Debra D.; Funk, Jeanne B.
Children Today, v24 n1 p12-15,31 1996
Examined electronic game-playing habits of 900 children. Found that time commitment to game-playing decreased from fourth to eighth grade. Boys played more than girls. Preference for general entertainment games increased across grades while educational games preference decreased. Violent game popularity remained consistent; fantasy violence was more preferred by girls than by boys, who preferred human and sports violence games. (KDFB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Children, Computer Games, Computers, Educational Games, Sex Differences, Time Management, Video Games, Violence
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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