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Minimizing Toxicity And Maximizing Social Connection In Collegiate Esports Teams, Julia Kay Tonne
Minimizing Toxicity And Maximizing Social Connection In Collegiate Esports Teams, Julia Kay Tonne
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ABSTRACT
Tonne, Julia, M.A., Spring 2024 Communication Studies
Minimizing Toxicity and Maximizing Social Connection in Collegiate Esports Teams
Chairperson: Dr. Joel Iverson
Given possible benefits of social connection, the researcher analyzes how participation in the University of Montana’s Esports team influences students’ feelings of connection and their well-being. Participating in online gaming is associated with the risk of interacting with toxic behavior, especially for women and other minorities. The researcher further explores how toxic situations relate to feelings of social connection and well-being. Positive themes discovered include increased feelings of social connection for students in the program, experiences of social …
Navigating Toxic Identities Within League Of Legends, Jeremy Thomas Miner
Navigating Toxic Identities Within League Of Legends, Jeremy Thomas Miner
Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers
Toxicity is an inevitable part of online gaming for many individuals that participate in the activity. How individuals navigate this behavior affects not only the community but the players themselves. In essence, online world environments affect the identity of the individual within them. The magic circle separates the gaming world and the real world into two separate and distinct places, however crystalized selves posits that the identity of an individual in one sphere is part of the individual in another. Understanding the connection between these two ideas gives rise to the question of whether or not toxic behaviors in a …