Duquesne University Duquesne Scholarship Collection Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fall 2014 The aG mer Culture: An Exploration of Gamer Archetypes and Their Relationship with Coping Strengths Stephen Frank Kuniak Follow this and additional works at: https://dsc.duq.edu/etd Recommended Citation Kuniak, S. (2014). The aG mer Culture: An Exploration of Gamer Archetypes and Their Relationship with Coping Strengths (Doctoral dissertation, Duquesne University). Retrieved from https://dsc.duq.edu/etd/792 This Immediate Access is brought to you for free and open access by Duquesne Scholarship Collection. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Duquesne Scholarship Collection. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. THE GAMER CULTURE: AN EXPLORATION OF GAMER ARCHETYPES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH COPING STRENGTHS A Dissertation Submitted to the School of Education Duquesne University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Stephen Frank Kuniak December 2014 Copyright by Stephen Frank Kuniak 2014 DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Department of Counseling, Psychology and Special Education Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Executive Counselor Education and Supervision Program Presented by: Stephen Frank Kuniak Saint Vincent College, B.A., 2005 Duquesne University, M.S.Ed., 2008 October 20, 2014 THE GAMER CULTURE: AN EXPLORATION OF GAMER ARCHETYPES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH COPING STRENGTHS Approved by: _____________________________________________, Chair David L. Delmonico, Ph.D. Professor of Counselor Education ___________________________________________, Member Maura Krushinski, Ph.D. ___________________________________________, Member Bryson Bresnahan, Ph.D. ___________________________________________, Member William Casile, Ph.D.