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Friendships In Gamers And Non-Gamers, Christina M. Frederick, Tianxin Zhang
Friendships In Gamers And Non-Gamers, Christina M. Frederick, Tianxin Zhang
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Online social technologies, such as email, social networking applications, texting and others, are now used by a majority of individuals in the U.S. (Pew, 2018a). As a result, it is not uncommon to develop friendships with others that are conducted primarily in an online environment. However, we know little about the qualities of online friendships and how they may, or may not, differ from traditional face to face friendships. The present study focused on exploring friendship quality in online and offline domains using two groups: a gamer group and a non-gamer group that used non-gaming applications to connect with others …