Social Skills and Reciprocal Behavior with a Virtual Player Among Children With and Without SLD/ADHD

Bibliographic Data

ID13404697
AuthorsSigal Eden (0000-0003-4894-461X, Bar-Ilan University, corresponding author), Michal Ezra (Bar-Ilan University), Chen Rozenshtein (0000-0001-6398-6477, Bar-Ilan University), Sarit Alkalay (0000-0002-1829-1745, The Max Stern Yezreel Valley College), David Sarne (0000-0003-4936-1918, Bar-Ilan University)
Year2024
Volume57
Issue2
Pages301-313
Publication date2024-05-15
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueChild Psychiatry & Human Development (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0009-398X • E-ISSN: 1573-3327
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1007/s10578-024-01708-z
PMID38748323
OpenAlexW4396938554
LanguageEN
References cited44

The study aimed to compare reciprocal behavior during interaction with a virtual-player in a computer game between children with typical development (TD) and children with specific-learning-disabilities (SLD) and/or with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and to examine its correlation with social skills. A total of 120 children (43 SLD/ADHD, 77 TD) aged 9-11 years participated. Participants completed self-reported questionnaires focusing on social skills and reciprocity and played a computer game in which such social situations arose. Results indicated no difference between the groups in self-reported social skills or reciprocity. However, the children's actual reciprocal behavior during gameplay revealed different results: the SLD/ADHD group exhibited higher levels of selfish (helping others for personal gain) and lower levels of altruistic reciprocity (helping others for their benefit) compared to the TD group. Furthermore, a correlation was found between self-reported social skills and reciprocity, as well as with the reciprocal-patterns observed in the gameplay

Correlation · Developmental psychology · Reciprocal · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology · Social skills · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Psychology · Social Psychology

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