Reasons for playing casual video games and perceived benefits among adults 18 to 80 Years Old

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 892-897

  Whitbourne, Susan Krauss ^a   Ellenberg, Stacy ^a   Akimoto, Kyoko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; STATISTICS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; COGNITION; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VIDEO GAMES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890747813     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2012.0705     Document Type: Article

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