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Gaming's Role in Student Resilience

The interview explores how playing Mobile Legends aids senior high school students in managing stress and balancing academic responsibilities. The participant discusses the positive effects of gaming on mood and stress relief, while also acknowledging challenges in time management and potential negative impacts on schoolwork. Overall, the game serves as a coping mechanism for personal and academic pressures, with the participant developing strategies that translate into real-life situations.

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Gaming's Role in Student Resilience

The interview explores how playing Mobile Legends aids senior high school students in managing stress and balancing academic responsibilities. The participant discusses the positive effects of gaming on mood and stress relief, while also acknowledging challenges in time management and potential negative impacts on schoolwork. Overall, the game serves as a coping mechanism for personal and academic pressures, with the participant developing strategies that translate into real-life situations.

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Gaming for Resilience of Senior High School Students: A Phenomenological

Study of Mobile Legends in Stress Management, Resilience,


Academic and Personal Pressure

Interview Transcript

Date: March 11, 2025


Location: G11- Sinulog Room
Interviewer: Adrian C. Oling
Participant: P5
Interview Type: Semi-Structured

WARM-UP QUESTIONS

Interviewer: How long have you been playing Mobile Legends, and how often do you
play?

Participant 4: So, I played Mobile Legends for about 6 years, and I often play Mobile
Legends for 3-8 hours.

Follow-up Q: Do you play more when you're feeling stressed? Why?

Participant 4: Ahh yes because maka relieve sya sakong stress kase pag I play Mobile
Legends ma forget nakong ano ba mga problema.

Interviewer: Can you describe a time when playing Mobile Legends helped you feel
better or forget about stress?

Participant 4: Ahh yes sometimes pag naga dula ko kay ma forget jud nakong mga
stress

Follow-up Q: How do you manage your time between gaming and responsibilities?

Participant 4: So, gina balance jud nako, gina limit nako akong pag gaming so para
maka himo ko sakong mga responsibilities.

Interviewer: How does playing Mobile Legends affect your daily mood and emotions?

Participant 4: So, it really depends if I really wins straight I feel happy but, when I ahh
pag sunod sunod ang aking pag ka talo I feel angry.
Follow-up Q: Have you noticed any changes in your attitude or energy levels after
playing?

Participant 4: Yes, ahh ano happy or angry lang.

Interviewer: What difficulties do you face when trying to balance playing Mobile
Legends and your schoolwork?

Participant 4: So, lisod jud ang pag balance kay hindi ko na magawa ang aking
homework kase I played too much.

Follow-up Q: Have you ever missed schoolwork or deadlines because of gaming? How
did you handle it?

Participant 4: Ahh I handled it by ano managing my time ay limit ay I set my limit.

Interviewer: How does playing Mobile Legends sometimes interfere with your
academic responsibilities?

Participant 4: Uhm malimot nako mag himo sakong academic responsibilities.

Follow-up Q: Can you recall a time when playing affected your school performance?
What happened?

Participant 4: Kaning ano maka limot nako usahay, makalimot ko na mag oral ang ano
si sir.

Interviewer: What social or personal challenges have you faced because of playing
Mobile Legends?

Participant 4: So far ah so, ahh maka limot nako sakong mga responsibilities sa balay,

Follow-up Q: Have you experienced conflicts with family or friends due to your gaming
habits? How did you handle it?

Interviewer: Ah so sa family ah I always do my chores before I play ML, okay lang


sailaha.

Interviewer: How does playing Mobile Legends help you manage stress from school
and personal life?

Participant 4: Mag play mi sakong friends nya ma manage niya akong stress kay sigi
kog dula.

Follow-up Q: Can you describe a specific moment when playing Mobile Legends
helped you handle a difficult situation?
Participant 4: Ah yes pag daghan kog himoun sa skwelahan I dula ra nako nag ML.

Interviewer: What strategies or habits have you developed while playing the game that
also help you cope with stress outside of gaming?

Participant 4: Ah na develop nako is na limit na nako na limit na nako akong sarili sap
ag dula sa ML.

Follow-up Q: Do you apply any skills or lessons from the game in real-life stressful
situations? If yes, how?

Participant 4: Ah yes sa strategies kung example ano ma nay homework mag set
nakog strategies ana.

Interviewer: How has playing Mobile Legends influenced the way you deal with
academic challenges and personal struggles?

Participant 4: Ning na help pud na sakong personal struggles and academic


challenges kay ano naga use kog strategies gina apply nako sa in real-life situations.

Follow-up Q: Has playing the game changed your mindset or approach to overcoming
obstacles in life? In what ways?

Participant 4: Ning ano ning ah kanang sa sobraan nakog dula sa game kay ma forget
Nakong mga stress.

Interviewer: So thankyou dako kayog tabang ang imong gi buhat karon.

Common questions

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Playing Mobile Legends can aid in developing resilience by requiring players to handle stress, strategically manage setbacks, and persist after losses. The participant exemplifies this by learning to manage time and emotions, indicating growth in overcoming obstacles .

The participant faces difficulties in balancing gaming with academic responsibilities, often forgetting to complete school tasks. To manage this, they have developed a habit of setting limits to their gaming time to ensure they meet academic responsibilities .

Socially, the participant sometimes neglects household responsibilities, affecting family interactions. However, playing with friends helps in building social bonds that contribute positively to stress management, balancing the negative impacts .

The participant indicates that game-play helps in stress handling during academic challenges by serving as a diversion that allows temporary stress alleviation. This break from stress can help clear the mind and improve focus when returning to studies .

Playing Mobile Legends has influenced the participant's academic life by helping them develop strategic thinking. The participant applies game strategies to real-life academic situations, such as managing homework. This suggests a translation of gaming skills to problem-solving in academics .

The participant mentioned that playing Mobile Legends helps manage stress by providing an escape from their problems, allowing them to forget about stressors temporarily. Playing the game, especially with friends, helps in stress management as it is a way to unwind .

The participant's emotional state post-gaming varies: winning leads to happiness, while consecutive losses induce anger. This indicates that gaming outcomes have a direct effect on their mood .

The participant applies strategic lessons from gaming to real-life challenges by using similar approaches to tackle academic tasks. This application of gaming strategies to real-life problems demonstrates a transfer of problem-solving skills across contexts .

Prolonged gaming interferes with scholastic performance by causing the participant to forget academic responsibilities, such as homework and assignments, resulting in missed deadlines and unpreparedness for tasks .

The participant’s approach to stress appears to have evolved through gaming as they have developed the ability to strategize and balance priorities better over time. This evolution is suggested by their development of time management skills and strategic thinking applied to academic tasks .

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