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Publication Date: 2018
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The Adolescent in the Online Game: Participant Observation and the Experience of Social Work
Khlomov, K. D.; Kondrashkin, A. V.; Kuzin, P. A.; Kalyakina, S. M.; Tyulkanova, K. I.; Medvedev, D. P.
Russian Education & Society, v60 n4 p315-333 2018
This article addresses the need for changes in current views on adolescent development. It presents observations of adolescent behavior in the online game Dragon Nest that were conducted by specialists from the Crossroads Center for Social and Psychological Adaptation and Adolescent Development, Moscow State University of Psychology and Education, in 2013. These observations helped form theories about age-specific tasks arising in adolescence. The restorative approach was selected as the theoretical basis for this work. This approach represents the practical application of the cultural-historical theory and the activity theory to the provision of social and psychological assistance to adolescents. An analysis of adolescent activity in a game, the structure of communication, and observations of adolescent relationships in online gaming space make it possible to form theories on the role of communication among peers in today's society in terms of adolescent individuation and development. [This article was translated by Lucy Gunderson.]
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Behavior, Video Games, Social Theories, Correlation, Social Environment, Foreign Countries, Age Differences, Developmental Stages, Computer Simulation, Simulated Environment, Observation, Interpersonal Relationship, Computer Mediated Communication, Participant Observation
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Russia
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