Differences between Japanese and U.S. Children's Performance on "zoo U": A Game-Based Social Skills Assessment

Games for Health Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 285-294

  Craig, Ashley B ^a   Derosier, Melissa E ^a   Watanabe, Yayoi ^b  

^a 3C Institute   (United States)

^b HOSEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; COOPERATION; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONTROL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAME;

CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF-CONTROL; SOCIAL SKILLS; UNITED STATES; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 84992694545     PISSN: 2161783X     EISSN: 21617856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2014.0075     Document Type: Article

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