Mense wat verneuk met bordspeletjies het ‘n lae selfbeeld en doen dit om goed te voel oor hulleself volgens navorsing wat gedoen is oor verneukers in sport, bordspeletjies, aanlyn speletjies.

According to one BGG poll, 93% of us are basically honest, reporting either very little or no cheating. This is reassuring for people like me who would rather focus on playing the game and not have to worry about keeping watch on everyone else at the table. The Psychology of cheating – board games

Die statistieke wys dat 93% van die mense eerlik is in speletjies, 5.3% verneuk so nou en dan terwyl 1.2% gereeld verneuk.

Now board gamers are generally not playing for money or grades, or bagels for that matter. Their motivation is psychological, related to self-enhancement and impression management.The Psychology of cheating – board games

Dis verrassend

Die statistieke is inderdaad verrassend. Dis egter die rede agter die verneukery wat my meer verras het. Meeste van die mense wat ek ken wat verneuk in bordspeletjies is intelligente geleerde mense wat in hoog op die leer van hulle loopbane is. Met ondergeskiktes. Hoe is dit dan dat hulle ‘n lae selfbeeld het? Dis net verstommend.

The psychologist Corey Butler, who has written about cheating in board games, the sheer pressure to maintain self-esteem and social status can be overwhelming. “The motivation is related to self-enhancement and impression management,” he writes. “We all like to feel good about ourselves and look good in front of others. Indeed, self-esteem is a powerful motivation in social psychology, right up there with other core human motives like food and safety.” The Guardian

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