REHEARSING DECISIONS MAY HELP TEENAGERS - AN EVALUATION OF A SIMULATION GAME
REHEARSING DECISIONS MAY HELP TEENAGERS - AN EVALUATION OF A SIMULATION GAME
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DOI：
10.1016/0010-4825(89)90015-2
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发表时间：
1989-01-01
影响因子：
7.7
通讯作者：
MEFFERT, G
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作者：
ALEMI, F;CHERRY, F;MEFFERT, G
本文提出了一种预防青少年怀孕的新方法。仅靠信息不足以预防少女怀孕。青少年选择和坚持做出决定的能力也需要发展。由于决策技能最好是通过在频繁反馈的环境中进行练习来学习，因此我们开发了一款电脑游戏来模拟不同性别角色的后果。此外，该游戏旨在增加青少年与其榜样（同龄人、老师和/或父母）之间关于性的交流。增加沟通预计会减少内疚感，并导致持续避免性行为或持续使用避孕药具。本文报道了电脑游戏的发展及其影响的初步评估。
This paper presents a new approach to preventing adolescent pregnancy. Information alone is not sufficient to prevent teenage pregnancy. The teenagers ability to choose and remain committed to a decision also needs to be developed. Because decision making skills are best learned through practice in an environment with frequent feedback, we have developed a computer game which simulates the consequences of different sexual roles. In addition, the game is intended to increase communication about sex between teenagers and their role models (peers, teachers and/or parents). Increased communication is expected to reduce the feeling of guilt and lead to either consistent abstention from sex or consistent contraceptive use. The paper reports on the development of the computer game and the preliminary evaluation of its impact.