An Overview of Problematic Gaming

Griffiths,; Király, Orsolya; Pontes, Halley M.; Demetrovics, Zsolt

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“…Forrest et al, 2016;Pontes and Griffiths, 2015a). Finally, the links between personality and PGB have also been extensively investigated (Griffiths et al, 2015).…”

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“…Additionally, PGB was found to be positively associated with the following outcomes: attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD; Andreassen et al, 2016), psychoticism (Starcevic et al, 2011), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD;Andreassen et al, 2016;Kim et al, 2016b;Starcevic et al, 2011;Vukosavljevic-Gvozden et al, 2016), obsessive passion disorder (Lafreniere et al, 2009) and general psychiatric distress (Király et al, 2015;Rikkers et al, 2016). One study (Li et al, 2011) reported that gamers exhibiting greater actual-ideal self-discrepancy and depression were more likely to present with higher levels of escapism and PGB symptoms.…”

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Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the interplay between problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes at different developmental stages. A total of 50 empirical studies met the specified inclusion criteria, and a meta-analysis using correlation coefficients was used for the studies that reported adverse health implications regarding the impact of problematic gaming behaviour on depression, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and somatisation. Overall, the results suggested that problematic gaming behaviour is significantly associated with a wide range of detrimental health-related outcomes. Finally, the limitations of this review alongside its implications were discussed and considered for future research.

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“…Forrest et al, 2016;Pontes and Griffiths, 2015a). Finally, the links between personality and PGB have also been extensively investigated (Griffiths et al, 2015).…”

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Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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“…The assessment of problematic gaming (or gaming addiction) has been subject of controversy since it has gained scientific attention (Griffiths, Király, Pontes, & Demetrovics, 2015;King, Haagsma, Delfabbro, Gradisar, & Griffiths, 2013;Kuss & Griffiths, 2012). Over 20 instruments have been developed to assess problematic gaming but few have been properly validated and the lack of consensual definition led to inconsistencies in the assessment criteria (see King et al, 2013;Király, Nagygyörgy, Koronczai, Griffiths, & Demetrovics, 2015;.…”

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Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and evaluation of the nine DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder criteria

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Introduction: The inclusion of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) in the DSM-5 (Section 3) has given rise to much scholarly debate regarding the proposed criteria and their operationalization.The present study's aim was threefold: to (i) develop and validate a brief psychometric instrument (Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test; IGDT-10) to assess IGD using definitions suggested in DSM-5, (ii) contribute to ongoing debate regards the usefulness and validity of each of the nine IGD criteria (using Item Response Theory [IRT]), and (iii) investigate the cut-off threshold suggested in the DSM-5.Methods: An online gamer sample of 4,887 gamers (age range 14-64 years, mean age 22.2 years [SD=6.4], 92.5% male) was collected through Facebook and a gaming-related website with the cooperation of a popular Hungarian gaming magazine. A shopping voucher of approx. 300 Euros was drawn between participants to boost participation (i.e., lottery incentive). Confirmatory factor analysis and a structural regression model were used to test the psychometric properties of the IGDT-10 and IRT analysis was conducted to test the measurement performance of the nine IGD criteria. Finally, latent class analysis along with sensitivity and specificity analysis were used to investigate the cut-off threshold proposed in the DSM-5.Results: Analysis supported IGDT-10's validity, reliability, and suitability to be used in future research. Findings of the IRT analysis suggest IGD is manifested through a different set of symptoms depending on the level of severity of the disorder. More specifically, "continuation", "preoccupation", "negative consequences" and "escape" were associated with lower severity of IGD, while "tolerance", "loss of control", "giving up other activities" and "deception" criteria were associated with more severe levels. "Preoccupation" and "escape" provided very little information to the estimation IGD severity. Finally, the DSM-5 suggested threshold appeared to be supported by our statistical analyses.Conclusions: IGDT-10 is a valid and reliably instrument to assess IGD as proposed in the DSM-5. Apparently the nine criteria do not explain IGD in the same way, suggesting that additional 2 studies are needed to assess the characteristics and intricacies of each criterion and how they account to explain IGD.

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“…Such harmful effects related to addiction to gaming can include decreased levels of exercise and sports, 12 impaired decision-making, 13 poorer psychosomatic health, 14 greater incidence of psychiatric symptoms, 15 lower expected college engagement and grades in adolescent students, 5 compromised prefrontal cognitive control over emotional interference, 16 in addition to other psychiatric disorders and abnormal behaviors. 11,17,18 In light of this, the latest (fifth) edition of the American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 19 included Internet…”

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Portuguese Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form

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Griffiths

2016

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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In the latest (fifth) edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders(DSM-5), Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was included as a tentative disorder worthy of future research. Since then, several psychometric instruments to assess IGD have emerged in the literature, including the 9-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-ShortForm (IGDS9-SF), the most brief tool available to date. Research on the effects of IGD in Portugal has been minimal and may be due the lack of psychometrically validated tool to assess this construct within this particular cultural background. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to develop and examine the psychometric properties the Portuguese IGDS9-SF. A total of 509 adolescents were recruited to the present study. Construct validity of the IGDS9-SF was assessed in two ways. Firstly, confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was performed to investigate the factorial structure of the IGDS9-SF in the sample and the uni-dimensional structure of the IGDS9-SF fitted the data well. Secondly, nomological validation of the IGDS9-SF was carried out and the nomological network analyzed was replicated as expected, further supporting the construct validity of the IGDS9-SF. Criterion validity of the IGDS9-SF was also established using key criterion variables. Finally, the IGDS9-SF also showed satisfactory levels of reliability using several indicators of internal consistency. Based on the results found, the IGDS9-SF appears to be a valid and reliable instrument to assess IGD amongst Portuguese adolescents and further research on IGD in Portugal is warranted.

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An Overview of Problematic Gaming

Cited by 108 publications

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Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Validation of the Ten-Item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-10) and evaluation of the nine DSM-5 Internet Gaming Disorder criteria

Portuguese Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form

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