Correlates of Problematic Gaming – Is There Support for Proneness to Risky Behaviour?

Šincek, Daniela; Humer, Jasmina Tomašić; Duvnjak, Ivana

doi:10.24869/psyd.2017.302

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“…Sincek, Tomašić Humer, and Duvnjak (2017) [71] Cross-sectional study Gamers playing more than 5 h displayed a lower self-esteem compared with those playing 5 h or less. Self-esteem showed a low but significant negative…”

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“Who Am I” and “How Should I Be”: a Systematic Review on Self-Concept and Avatar Identification in Gaming Disorder

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Purpose of Review Gaming disorder (GD) appears to be associated with self-concept deficits and increased identification with one's avatar. The goal of this literature review is to highlight study findings assessing psychological and neurobiological correlates of self-concept-related characteristics and avatar identification in GD. Recent Findings The review was based on three literature researches on GD: (1) self-esteem, (2) emotional, social, and academic self-concept domains and avatar identification, and (3) neurobiological correlates of self-concept and avatar identification. The results indicate that GD is associated with decreased self-esteem as well as deficits in physical, social, and emotional self-concept domains. A relatively stable relationship between higher avatar identification and GD was reported in addicted gamers. Furthermore, addicted gamers showed increased activation of brain regions associated with Theory-of-Mind processing while contemplating their own avatar. Summary The results point towards impairments in self-concept and increased identification with the virtual gaming character in addicted gamers. This virtual compensation fosters the formation of an idealized self-concept, which grows increasingly distant from their own self-image. Thus, additional empirically based psychological interventions should focus on the development of a realistic self-image by reducing the dysfunctional discrepancy between the ideal self and the real self.

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“Who Am I” and “How Should I Be”: a Systematic Review on Self-Concept and Avatar Identification in Gaming Disorder

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“…The sense of personal worth is recognized as a primary psychological mechanism for human functioning and is defined as an evaluation of one's self-concept mirrored on appraisals, social comparisons, and self-attributions (Rosenberg, Schooler, & Schoenbach, 1989). A large number of studies have associated problematic gaming behavior or IGD with low selfesteem (Beard, Haas, Wickham, & Stavropoulos, 2017; Family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder Ko, Yen, Chen, Chen, & Yen, 2005;Lemmens, Valkenburg, & Peter, 2011;Sincek, Humer-Tomasic, & Duvnjak, 2017;Wartberg et al, 2017). Players have been found to depend on gaming to gain self-esteem, to compensate for weak self-image by exhibiting mastery, escaping reality or overcoming difficulties in social interaction (Douglas et al, 2008;King & Delfabbro, 2014;Lemmens et al, 2011;Williams, Yee, & Caplan, 2008).…”

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The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

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Background and aims: Gaming disorder was recently recognized as a mental health disorder by the World Health Organization and included in the International Classification of Diseases. Extensive research has been conducted with regard to psychosocial correlates and comorbidity, less so for the developmental mechanisms and the processes leading to the disorder. The association between family factors, personality traits, and gaming has been studied independently but not in combination. To fill this gap in knowledge, this study examined (a) the association between parental acceptance-rejection theory and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and (b) the mediating and moderating effect of core self-evaluations (CSE), a personality construct, on the aforementioned variables. Methods: The study was quantitative and involved young adults members of online gaming communities (N = 225). Results: The results showed that parental rejection is associated with the occurrence of IGD, only through the mediating effect of CSE. The moderation model was not confirmed. Discussion: Findings bridge early emotional deficits with CSE personality traits and IGD, based on two widely acknowledged theoretical frameworks. In addition, they highlight the importance of the father's role in upbringing. Conclusions: These frameworks combine cognitive and attachment perspectives and a process-oriented approach to the development and maintenance of IGD. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to (a) the mechanisms leading to the disorder and (b) providing an evidence base for therapeutic interventions for IGD to go beyond abstinence and include self-esteem enhancement and efficacy contingencies. Directions for future research are also provided in this study.

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“…Data were collected as part of the Croatian national research study focusing on children's and adolescent's habits in using information and communication technologies (ICT; Šincek, Duvnjak, & Milić, 2017;Šincek, Tomašić Humer, & Duvnjak, 2017). A total of 7038 children and youths from different elementary and high schools in both rural and urban areas (non-proportional quota sampling) participated in the project.…”

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“…Committing and Experiencing Cyber-Violence Scale (CECVS; Šincek, Duvnjak, & Milić, 2017;Šincek, Tomašić Humer, & Duvnjak, 2017). The CECVS is an adaptation of the Cyber victim and bullying scale (Çetin, Yaman, & Peker, 2011) that was translated via standard forward-backward translation procedure for previous research (Đuraković, Šincek, & Tomašić Humer, 2014).…”

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Empathy and gender effects on cyber-violence among Croatian youth

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Duvnjak²,

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2020

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This paper explores the effects of gender and affective and cognitive empathy on cyberviolence in youth. Data were available from 396 adolescents (202 [51%] females), aged 12 to 19 years, who completed questionnaires for empathy and cyber-violence. Analyses (2x2x2; committing and experiencing cyber-violence as dependent variables) showed that participants with a low level of empathy (either affective or cognitive) commit more, while those with a low level of cognitive empathy experience more cyber-violence. Males with a low level of empathy committed more cyber-violence than the other three groups (male with high level of empathy and female participants with both high and low level of empathy). The results indicate that both types of empathy may be protective factors from committing cyber-violence, with a higher level of cognitive empathy being connected with a lower level of experiencing cyber-violence.

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Correlates of Problematic Gaming – Is There Support for Proneness to Risky Behaviour?

Cited by 15 publications

References 45 publications

“Who Am I” and “How Should I Be”: a Systematic Review on Self-Concept and Avatar Identification in Gaming Disorder

“Who Am I” and “How Should I Be”: a Systematic Review on Self-Concept and Avatar Identification in Gaming Disorder

The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

Empathy and gender effects on cyber-violence among Croatian youth

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