Influence of Computer Games on User Personality

Student: Romanov Dmitriy

Educational Programme: Psychology (Bachelor)

Year of Graduation: 2016

This study was conducted in personality psychology field. Its objective was to find and clarify the influence of computer game "Minecraft" on players' personality traits. This particular game becomes more and more relevant and noticeable in coming scientific studies, hence interest in its practical and scientific benefits increases as increases interest in the field itself. To reach said objective, this study used 16 PF Cattle test, which was conducted before and after the experiment. Statistic methods were used too. The duration of said experiment was 30 days and participants had to play the game for at least 45 minutes each day. Resulting data is free to use for anyone interested.

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