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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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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
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The relationship between online gaming motivation, self-concept clarity and tendency toward problematic gaming

Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2018
The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between online gaming motivation, self-concept clarity and problematic online gaming. More specifically, the study investigated the mediating role of gaming motives between self-concept clarity and ...
Berislav Šporčić, Renata Glavak-Tkalić   +1 more
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Problematic Online Behaviors Among Gamers: the Links Between Problematic Gaming, Gambling, Shopping, Pornography Use, and Social Networking [PDF]

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2021
The aim of the current study was to investigate how problematic online gaming, problematic online gambling, problematic online shopping, problematic online pornography use, and problematic online social networking are associated with each other in bivariate and multivariate, network analytic analyses in an international gamer population.
Dmitri Rozgonjuk, Bruno Schivinski, Halley M. Pontes, Christian Montag   +3 more
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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   +7 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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Personality and impulsivity traits associated with problematic online gaming and poker playing. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Abstract Online gambling and gaming are associated with Problematic Usage of the Internet (PUI) in subgroups of individuals. This study aimed to assess how different personality dimensions are associated with PUI scores of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) players and online poker players ...
Anci E, Rothen S, Tra C, Liberacka-Dwojak M, Rochat L, Wiłkosc-Debczynska M, Starcevic V, Berle D, Athanasopoulou C, Cruz GV, Lee SY, Achab S, Thorens G, Zullino D, Billieux J, Khazaal Y.   +15 more
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The association between problematic online gaming and perceived stress: The moderating effect of psychological resilience. [PDF]

J Behav Addict, 2019
Background and aims Vulnerability to stress appears to be a potential predisposing factor for developing specific internet-use disorders, such as Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). Studies investigating the protective effect of psychological resilience against the impact of perceived stress on IGD and weekly ...
Canale N, Marino C, Griffiths MD, Scacchi L, Monaci MG, Vieno A.   +5 more
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From Parental Bonding to Problematic Gaming: The Mediating Role of Adult Attachment Styles

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2021
Background: Research has found that parental failures of care during childhood and insecure attachment styles are positively associated with problematic gaming.
Gianluca Santoro, Laura Rosa Midolo, Antonino Costanzo, Maria Silvia Cassarà, Santi Russo, Alessandro Musetti, Adriano Schimmenti   +6 more
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The Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies in Problem Gaming Among Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Survey Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2019
Explanatory theoretical models have proposed an association between problematic online gaming and abilities or strategies in alleviating distress or negative emotions in times of stress as proximal non-gaming-related personality factors.
Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Gyöngyi Kökönyei, Natália Kocsel, Natália Kocsel, Natália Kocsel, Natália Kocsel, Orsolya Király, Mark D. Griffiths, Attila Galambos, Attila Galambos, Attila Galambos, Anna Magi, Anna Magi, Borbála Paksi, Zsolt Demetrovics   +15 more
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