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The development of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ). [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2012
BACKGROUND: Online gaming has become increasingly popular. However, this has led to concerns that these games might induce serious problems and/or lead to dependence for a minority of players.
Zsolt Demetrovics, Róbert Urbán, Katalin Nagygyörgy, Judit Farkas, Mark D Griffiths, Orsolya Pápay, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Katalin Felvinczi, Attila Oláh   +8 more
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The validation and reliability of a Japanese version of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ-J) [PDF]

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2021
Background The Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (POGQ) is an 18-item self-rated measure designed to assess the degree of problematic online gaming.
Kazuya Inoue, Kengo Yokomitsu, Tomonari Irie, Makoto Matsuyama, Masanori Tanaka   +4 more
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The Mediating Effect of Gaming Motivation Between Psychiatric Symptoms and Problematic Online Gaming: An Online Survey [PDF]

Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2015
BackgroundThe rapid expansion of online video gaming as a leisure time activity has led to the appearance of problematic online gaming (POG). According to the literature, POG is associated with different psychiatric symptoms (eg, depression, anxiety) and
Király, Orsolya, Urbán, Róbert, Griffiths, Mark D, Ágoston, Csilla, Nagygyörgy, Katalin, Kökönyei, Gyöngyi, Demetrovics, Zsolt   +6 more
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Understanding the Emergence of Comorbidity between Problematic Online Gaming and Gambling: A Network Analysis Approach [PDF]

Brain Sciences
Background/Objectives: Problematic online gaming and gambling tend to co-occur. The exact mechanisms underlying this phenomenon and the potential effects of gender differences remain unknown.
Marta Błoch, Błażej Misiak
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Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]

J Behav Addict, 2020
AbstractStay-at-home mandates and quarantines related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic have led to greatly increased participation in online gaming. Initiatives such as #PlayApartTogether that promote gaming for socializing and stress reduction may achieve positive outcomes.
King DL, Delfabbro PH, Billieux J, Potenza MN.   +3 more
europepmc   +6 more sources

Comment on: Problematic online gaming and the COVID-19 pandemic - The role of exergames. [PDF]

J Behav Addict, 2021
AbstractAlthough significant increases in gaming may not always be beneficial, exergames (a new generation of video games also known as exergaming or active video games) appear as an alternative, feasible, attractive, and safe way to perform physical exercise for most clinical and nonclinical populations.
Viana RB, Vancini RL, Silva WF, Morais NS, de Oliveira VN, Andrade MS, de Lira CAB.   +6 more
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Problematic Internet and Facebook use and online gaming among university students: An exploratory study [PDF]

Psihologija, 2020
Advances in technology have introduced new challenges and issues for policymakers and researchers. There is some debate in the literature whether the Internet, Facebook, and online gaming addictions may be true addiction disorders or are all ...
Dias Paulo, Cadime Irene, García Del Castillo José Antonio, Marzo Juan Carlos, García Del Castillo-López Álvaro, López-Sánchez Carmen   +5 more
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Psychometric properties of the problematic online gaming questionnaire short-form and prevalence of problematic online gaming in a national sample of adolescents. [PDF]

Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 2013
The rise and growing popularity of online games has led to the appearance of excessive gaming that in some cases can lead to physical and psychological problems. Several measures have been developed to explore the nature and the scale of the phenomenon. However, few measures have been validated psychometrically. The aim of the present study was to test
Pápay O, Urbán R, Griffiths MD, Nagygyörgy K, Farkas J, Kökönyei G, Felvinczi K, Oláh A, Elekes Z, Demetrovics Z.   +9 more
europepmc   +5 more sources

Problematic online gaming mediates the association between attention-deficit/hyperactivity and subsequent mental health issues in adolescents [PDF]

Communications Psychology
Theoretical models suggest that attention-deficit/hyperactivity and problematic online gaming could contribute to negative mental health outcomes, yet evidence on their interplay remains limited. Using data from 3171 adolescents in the Tokyo Teen Cohort,
Zui C. Narita, Jordan DeVylder, Gemma Knowles, Shuntaro Ando, Syudo Yamasaki, Mitsuhiro Miyashita, Daniel Stanyon, Satoshi Yamaguchi, Toshiaki A. Furukawa, Kiyoto Kasai, Atsushi Nishida   +10 more
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The effects of negative life events on college students’ problematic online gaming use: a chain-mediated model of boredom proneness regulation [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology
The study investigated the impact of negative life events on college students’ problematic online gaming use, as well as the mediating role of basic psychological needs and anxiety, and the moderating effect of boredom proneness. A total of 1,102 college
Zhenyu Zhao, Mengmeng Zhao, Ruixin Wang, Huiru Pan, Lina Li, Hongge Luo   +5 more
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