Empra Studie Sims 4

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between motivational personality variables, in particular the affiliation motive and the power motive, and action decisions in a virtual social context. It will be examined whether individuals with a high affiliation motive are more likely to choose prosocial or harmony-promoting interactions, while individuals with a pronounced power motive tend to favor dominance- or influence-oriented interactions. The survey is conducted using the Unipark survey software, with participants making interaction decisions within a standardized scenario from the video game “The Sims 4.” To this end, after receiving information and agreeing to participate, participants are asked to answer questionnaires online using a self-report method (explicit motives using UMS). Several situations are then presented individually, using a suitable image from The Sims game, and four possible courses of action are given for each situation. The test subjects are asked to decide how they would most likely react with their Sim in this situation and to select this option.