Gaming, Gender, and Time: Who Makes Time to Play? Export

@article{citeulike:4863728, abstract = {Abstract\ \ This study of 276 US undergraduate students from a large Midwestern university provides the first research evidence of a relationship between leisure time availability and how much digital games are played. College students with less free time were less likely to spend time playing games. The findings suggest one reason women play fewer games than men is because they are required to fulfill more obligatory activities, leaving them less available leisure time, which in turn makes them less likely to ” make” time for games. It was found that not only do women report having less free time than men, but their free time is available in smaller chunks, and they play digital games for shorter periods of time than men.}, author = {Winn, Jillian and Heeter, Carrie}, citeulike-article-id = {4863728}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9595-7}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/b83u313172678l58}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1007/s11199-009-9595-7}, journal = {Sex Roles}, keywords = {academia, attention, college, culture, digital, economics, economy, femininity, feminism, gaming, gender, immersion, immersive, leisure, men, midwestern, obligations, play, segmentation, society, spatiality, time, women}, month = {July}, number = {1}, pages = {1--13}, posted-at = {2009-07-27 18:57:25}, priority = {4}, title = {Gaming, Gender, and Time: Who Makes Time to Play?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9595-7}, volume = {61}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:4863728 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4863728 N2 - Abstract  This study of 276 US undergraduate students from a large Midwestern university provides the first research evidence of a relationship between leisure time availability and how much digital games are played. College students with less free time were less likely to spend time playing games. The findings suggest one reason women play fewer games than men is because they are required to fulfill more obligatory activities, leaving them less available leisure time, which in turn makes them less likely to “make” time for games. It was found that not only do women report having less free time than men, but their free time is available in smaller chunks, and they play digital games for shorter periods of time than men. IS - 1 JF - Sex Roles EP - 13 TI - Gaming, Gender, and Time: Who Makes Time to Play? VL - 61 SP - 1 KW - academia KW - attention KW - college KW - culture KW - digital KW - economics KW - economy KW - femininity KW - feminism KW - gaming KW - gender KW - immersion KW - immersive KW - leisure KW - men KW - midwestern KW - obligations KW - play KW - segmentation KW - society KW - spatiality KW - time KW - women AU - Winn, Jillian AU - Heeter, Carrie PY - 2009/07/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11199-009-9595-7 ER -