圖截自本論文:Granic, I., Lobel, A., & Engels, R. C. (2014). The benefits of playing video games. American Psychologist, 69(1), 66.
不過,有一種情況例外——當你可以獲得社會支持的時候。
右上角的魔獸世界(當然包含可以連線時的血源詛咒,與PSN的玩家邊罵邊玩隻狼等等),可能充滿高難度的魔王,很多時候一個人打根本就會想要放棄。可是當你身邊有同伴的時候,大家可以擔任不同的角色(坦、輸出、輔助、回覆),或者是他們雖然不能夠幫上忙,但至少可以做到一件事情叫做:增加你的情緒或社會支持(emotional and social support)。巴哈姆特遊戲討論區也有類似的功能。
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