Binge gaming and COVID-19: A looming crisis

Mahapatra, Subhasmita; Sharma, Manoj Kumar; Amudhan, Senthil; Anand, Nitin

doi:10.4103/jmhhb.jmhhb_26_21

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“…Even beyond the average alcohol use per week (volume; Rehm et al., 2010 ), binge drinking was found to be associated strongly with many negative alcohol-related outcomes ( Ham & Hope, 2003 ; Kuntsche, Kuntsche, Thrul, & Gmel, 2017 ), and it also an important dimension to be considered for the estimation of alcohol related morbidity and mortality, especially injuries ( Rehm et al., 2010 ). The concept of bingeing has also been used for other excessive behaviours that have been associated with negative consequences such as binge eating ( American Psychiatric Association, 2013 ), binge watching television series ( Flayelle et al., 2020 ), binge gambling ( Cowlishaw, Nespoli, Jebadurai, Smith, & Bowden-Jones, 2018 ; Griffiths, 2006 ; Nower & Blaszczynski, 2003 ; Werle, Schroeder, Wolz, & Svaldi, 2021 ), binge internet use ( Flayelle et al., 2020 ; Gatineau, 2021 ) and BG ( Mahapatra, Sharma, Amudhan, & Anand, 2021 ). Binge episodes are considered important behavioral markers, in order to avoid the development of more severe long-term consequences, such as addiction ( Cowlishaw et al., 2018 ; Griffiths, 2006 ).…”

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Associations of binge gaming (5 or more consecutive hours played) with gaming disorder and mental health in young men

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Wicki

Dupuis

et al. 2023

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BackgroundVideo gaming is a popular activity among young people. Time spent with gaming was found to be only moderately associated with gaming disorder. However, patterns of binge gaming (playing more than 5 h consecutively) were rarely considered in research on gaming. This study explores how binge gaming frequency is related with gaming disorder and mental health.MethodsThe sample came from the Cohort study on substance use risk factors (C-SURF) and comprised 5,358 young men aged 28.26 years (SD = 1.27). ANCOVA was conducted to estimate the association between binge gaming frequency (gaming at least 5 h consecutively) and gaming disorder (measured with the Game Addiction Scale) as well as indicators of mental health.ResultsA total of 33.3% of the sample engaged in binge gaming at least once in the previous year, and 6.1% at least weekly. Frequency of binge gaming was associated with gaming disorder score in a linear dose-response relationship (linear trend = 2.30 [2.14, 2.46]) even if adjusted for time spent gaming (linear trend = 1.24 [1.03, 1.45). More frequent binge gaming was associated with lower life satisfaction and sleep quality, and with more major depression and social anxiety disorder symptoms.ConclusionsBinge gaming patterns, especially daily or almost daily binge gaming, are important to consider with regard to gaming disorder and mental health. Asking about binge gaming may be a promising screening question for gaming related problems. Encouraging regular breaks from gaming may be a valuable prevention strategy to reduce negative outcomes of gaming.

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