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The gaming industry and its role in the prevention of video game addiction

open access: yesIndian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2021
Behavioral addictions in the form of gaming addictions have been the rising addiction disorders in the recent years. The prevention of video game addiction is a must to curb the problem in its budding stage.
Avinash De Sousa
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Escapism and Video Game Addiction in Adolescents

open access: yesПсихолого-педагогические исследования, 2023
The article analyzes the problem of the formation of video game addiction in adolescents with a tendency to escapism. Escapism is considered as a predictor of video game addiction in adolescents in the information society, the motivation to ...
K.S. Shalaginova   +2 more
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An Investigation into Video Game Addiction in Pre-Adolescents and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

open access: yesMedicina (Lithuania), 2020
Background and Objectives: Game addiction is an emerging problem in public health. A gaming disorder is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behavior.
Teresa Rea   +2 more
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Predicting Video Game Addiction Through the Dimensions of Consumer Video Game Engagement: Quantitative and Cross-sectional Study

open access: yesJMIR Serious Games, 2021
BackgroundVideo games are expanding exponentially with their increased popularity among users. However, this popularity has also led to an increase in reported video game addiction. There may be consumer engagement–related factors
Amir Zaib Abbasi   +6 more
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Video/Computer Game Addiction Among University Students in Ghana: Prevalence, Correlates and Effects of Some Demographic Factors

open access: yesPsychiatry and Clinical Psychopharmacology, 2021
Background: This study represented the first investigation of video/computer game addiction in Ghana and Africa. We investigated the prevalence of video game addiction and some of its correlates.
Daniel Miezah   +4 more
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Predicting Video Game Addiction: The Effects of Composite Regulatory Focus and Interpersonal Competence Among Indonesian Teenagers During COVID-19 Pandemic

open access: yesIslamic Guidance and Counseling Journal, 2021
Video game addiction is recognized as a mental health problem caused by uncontrolled access to video gaming platforms. Proper assistance and counseling programs based on the addiction causing factors are required to reduce the tendencies of video game ...
Yudhi Purwa Nugraha, Awalya Awalya, Mulawarman Mulawarman
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Associations between Computer Game Addiction and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder - An Emprical Study

open access: yesAddicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 2020
The aim of this study is to compare the video game addiction levels and habit of playing computer games between children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and healthy children. The study group consisted of 100 children aged between 10
Şaziye Senem Başgül   +2 more
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Video game addiction in psychiatric adolescent population: A hospital‐based study on the role of individualism from South China

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, 2023
Background For decades, video game‐related behaviors have been investigated in different psychologic research, much of whose attention has been paid to video game addiction (VGA), while the differences between VGA and social media addiction (SMA) should ...
Rui Zhou   +6 more
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Core and Peripheral Criteria of Video Game Addiction in the Game Addiction Scale for Adolescents [PDF]

open access: yesCyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 2015
Abstract Assessment of video game addiction often involves measurement of peripheral criteria that indicate high engagement with games, and core criteria that indicate problematic use of games. A survey of the Norwegian population aged 16–74 years ( N =10,081, response rate ...
Geir Scott Brunborg   +3 more
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Cyber gaming addiction and impulsivity in adolescents

open access: yesEuropean Psychiatry, 2023
Introduction The relationship between cyber video game addiction and impulsivity is controversial. Some studies have shown a significant link, others have found no association between the two behaviours.
K. Chiha   +8 more
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