A study on the effects of virtual gaming environment stimuli on adolescents' environmental awareness and behavior: the mediating role of environmental trust.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Motivating pro-environmental behavior among adolescents remains an ongoing challenge, and commercial digital games offer an emerging avenue to address this. Despite the immense potential of games, the underlying psychological mechanisms that translate virtual environmental stimuli into real-world actions remain poorly understood. This study constructs a model to examine these conversion pathways, thereby providing clear insights and empirical support for designing effective environmental interventions using mainstream gaming platforms.

Methods

Based on questionnaire data from 2,279 Chinese adolescent gamers of the popular title Honor of Kings, this study constructs a parallel chain mediation model following the Stimulus-Organism-Response framework. Through Pearson co

SUBMITTER: Hu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12682657 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature