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Anne J. Maheux; Shedrick L. Garrett; Kara A. Fox; Nathan H. Field; Kaitlyn Burnell; Eva H. Telzer; Mitchell J. Prinstein – Child Development Perspectives, 2025
Social gaming--online gameplay involving digital interactions with others--is a common form of social media use among adolescents. Research on this topic has neglected the social aspect of gaming and the potential role of social gaming in adolescent development. In this article, we define social gaming, drawing on interdisciplinary theories to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Games, Social Media, Play
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Emma Armstrong-Carter; Eva H. Telzer – Child Development Perspectives, 2025
Many young people are inclined toward risk taking and also toward helping other people. "Prosocial risk taking" is a term that can describe different ways that youth provide significant instrumental and emotional support to family members, friends, and strangers, even when it involves a personal risk. In this article, we review research…
Descriptors: Risk, Prosocial Behavior, Child Development, Developmental Stages