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EJ500874 CG546344
Title: The Amusement Arcade as a Social Space for Adolescents: An Empirical Study.Author(s): Fisher, Sue
Source: Journal of Adolescence, v18 n1 p71-86 Feb 1995
Publication Date: 1995
ISSN: 0140-1971
Language: English
Document Type: Journal articles (080); Reports--Research (143)
Journal Announcement: CIJAUG1995
Gathered data
on arcade use in adolescents (n=460). "Regular" arcade
visitors varied sufficiently from the more "casual" visitors
in their orientation to, and experience in, arcades. Regular visitors
were more likely to score positively on indices screening for addiction.
Raises questions about children's access to potentially addictive
technologies. (RJM)
Descriptors: *Adolescents; Behavior Patterns; *Behavior Problems;
Peer Groups; Peer Relationship; Preadolescents; Secondary Education;
Social Life; *Social Networks; Social Structure; Social Values;
*Video Games
Identifiers: Gambling; *Video Arcades
