Abstract
In this cross-sectional study of Finnish adolescents, we investigated the rates of digital game playing and examined the associations between playing a lot of digital games and physical activity or sport club participation. A national representative sample (n = 1979) from Finland aged between 11y-15y old completed a self-report survey in 2022. Analyses were carried out by chi-square tests and logistic regression analyses. More males (74%) than females (26%) played digital games at least once a day. Playing at least daily decreased from 11y (53%), 13y (30%) to 15y (17%) olds. Positive associations were found with playing ball sport simulations and taking part in >4 days/week of physical activity or sport club participation (OR = 2.8, CI=1.7-4.4). Negative associations were found between playing a lot of first-person shooter games and sport club participation (OR = 0.6, CI=0.4-0.9). The results imply that representational features in genres may be relevant for their links to physical activity.
| Original language | English |
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| Publication status | Published - 2023 |
| Event | 2023 Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Limits and Margins of Games Settings, DiGRA 2023 - Seville, Spain Duration: 19 Jun 2023 → 23 Jun 2023 |
Conference
| Conference | 2023 Digital Games Research Association International Conference: Limits and Margins of Games Settings, DiGRA 2023 |
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| Country/Territory | Spain |
| City | Seville |
| Period | 19/06/23 → 23/06/23 |
Keywords
- children
- esports
- first person shooter
- gender
- sport club
- sport simulations
- survey