Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 2024, 7(5); doi: 10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070529.
Liang Xu1, Xiuzhen Wang2
1Graduate School, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China
2School of Continuing Education, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330000, China
Online electronic games have become a major form of entertainment for adolescents, and the behavioral patterns and value orientations in these games subtly influence the moral development of adolescents. To investigate the impact of online electronic games on the moral development of middle school students, this study employed a questionnaire survey method to survey 189 middle school students who play online electronic games in Jiangxi Province. The conclusions of the study are as follows: (1) Middle school students have a relatively low level of exposure to online electronic games and a high level of moral development, but their levels of moral emotion and moral will are relatively low. (2) There are significant gender differences in exposure to online electronic games. (3) There is a significant negative correlation between exposure to online electronic games and the level of moral development. In light of these findings, this paper provides corresponding suggestions from three levels: social, school and family, and individual.
middle school students; electronic games; moral development
Liang Xu, Xiuzhen Wang. The Impact of Online Electronic Games on the Moral Development of Middle School Students. Academic Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences (2024) Vol. 7, Issue 5: 182-186. https://doi.org/10.25236/AJHSS.2024.070529.
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