@article{Ruotsalainen2023,

title = {Young Video Game Players’ Self-identified Toxic Gaming Behaviour: An Interview Study},

author = {Maria Ruotsalainen and Mikko Meriläinen},

url = {https://doi.org/10.7557/23.7270

https://eludamos.org/index.php/eludamos/article/view/7270 },

doi = {10.7557/23.7270},

year  = {2023},

date = {2023-12-14},

urldate = {2023-12-14},

journal = {Eludamos: Journal for Computer Game Culture},

volume = {14},

issue = {1},

pages = {147–173},

abstract = {In this study we analyze negative behaviour in the context of digital gaming through interviews of players (N=12) aged 16–27 who self-reported as having behaved in a manner they acknowledged as toxic. Through thematic analysis of the interviews, we highlight three central themes: Games as affective spaces; affordances and norms facilitating negative behaviours; and players’ navigation of negative behaviours. Our study demonstrates the situational and affective nature of negative behaviour and offers solutions for reducing it in gaming.},

keywords = {Affect, Affordance, Toxic behaviour, Video gaming, Young people},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {article}

}