Video Games and Well-being - Press Start (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2020)

This book examines how video game mechanics and narratives can teach players skills associated with increased psychological well-being. It integrates research from psychology, education, ludology, media studies, and communication science to demonstrate how game play can teach skills that have long been associated with increased happiness and prolonged life satisfaction, including flexible thinking, openness to experience, self-care, a growth mindset, solution-focused thinking, mindfulness, persistence, self-discovery and resilience. The chapters in this volume are written by leading voices in the field of game studies, including researchers from academia, the video gaming industry, and mental health practitioners paving the way in the field of "geek therapy." This book will advance our understanding of the potential of video games to increase our psychological well-being by helping to mitigate depression, anxiety, and stress and foster persistence, self-care, and resilience.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Palgrave Studies in Cyberpsychology
Release date:	December 2019
First published:	2020
Editors:	Rachel Kowert
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 3mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	166
Edition:	1st ed. 2020
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-032769-9
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Psychology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Psychiatry Books > Computing & IT > Computer programming > General Books > Computing & IT > Computer software packages > Computer games Books > Social sciences > Education > Educational resources & technology > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Promotions
LSN:	3-03-032769-8
Barcode:	9783030327699

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