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Question 341

Reddit and Discord Study

Reddit and Discord are popular online platforms used by many young adults. A group of researchers wanted to investigate whether online gaming habits among university students were related to academic worry and perceived social support.

The researchers recruited 250 university students from across the UK via advertisements posted on student-focused subreddits and Discord servers. The sample consisted of 85 males and 165 females aged 18 to 25, with a mean age of 21. After providing informed consent, participants completed an online questionnaire measuring three variables:

  • Academic Worry: the level of anxiety regarding exams, grades, and deadlines (e.g., 'I feel overwhelmed by my university workload').
  • Perceived Social Support: the feeling of being connected and supported by members of their online communities (e.g., 'I feel valued by people in my Discord servers').
  • Gaming Intensity: the average daily hours spent playing multiplayer online games.

Responses were scored using a 5-point Likert scale ranging from 'Strongly Disagree (1)' to 'Strongly Agree (5)'. Individual item scores were averaged to generate a final metric for each participant.

The Reddit and Discord study used primary data.

Explain one strength of using primary data for the Reddit and Discord study.

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