Factors Associated with the Problematic Use of Video Games in Adolescents and Young People

Bernaldo-de-Quirós, Mónica; Sánchez-Iglesias, Iván; González-Alvarez, M.; Labrador, Francisco J.; Estupiñá, Francisco J.; Fernández-Arias, Ignacio; Labrador, Marta

doi:10.1007/s11469-021-00543-w

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“…A review of problem gaming behavior suggests that it is significantly associated with a wide range of harmful health-related outcomes [15]. The fundamental variables that explain the problematic use of videogames are as follows: first, awareness of the problem and participation in the game, that is, thinking that one is in control and losing awareness of the time that he or she is dedicating to gaming; secondly, the cognitive distortions associated with videogames [16]. Additionally, there is a higher addiction in managing online games, mainly among boys over school-aged girls [17].…”

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Relationship of Physical Activity and Sleep Duration with Self-Concept, Mediterranean Diet and Problematic Videogame Use in Children: Structural Equation Analysis as a Function of Gender

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Engagement in physical activity and sleep duration are crucial to the adequate psychosocial and healthy development of children. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop an explanatory model of the relationships of physical activity and sleep duration with self-concept, Mediterranean diet and problematic use of videogames. Accordingly, a structural model was contrasted by means of a multi-group analysis according to gender. A non-experimental study was conducted with a descriptive, cross-sectional design for a sample of 1154 students aged 11–12 years (M = 11.41 ± 0.49). An ad hoc questionnaire was used to record sociodemographic and physical-health attributes (physical activity time and sleep). Adherence to a Mediterranean diet was assessed using the KIDMED questionnaire, self-concept was assessed using “self-concept form-5” (AF-5) and problematic videogame use was assessed using the “Video Game-Related Experiences Questionnaire”. For data analysis, a multi-group structural equation analysis was performed. The results showed that physical activity was positively associated with self-concept, while sleep duration and self-concept were negatively related to problematic videogame use. In boys there was a direct effect of self-concept on sleep duration and adherence to the Mediterranean diet, while girls did not generate such differences. Although there is a negative association between physical activity and problematic videogame use in the theoretical model and in boys, girls showed a direct association between these factors. Finally, physical activity and sleep duration were directly related in boys and indirectly related in girls.

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Relationship of Physical Activity and Sleep Duration with Self-Concept, Mediterranean Diet and Problematic Videogame Use in Children: Structural Equation Analysis as a Function of Gender

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“…Factors that led to higher odds of developing disordered gaming included being male, being younger than 30, decreased face-to-face communication with family members, and testing positive for COVID-19. The findings from Oka et al 11 echo consistent findings that being male and being younger in age are important predictors of disordered gaming 11–17 …”

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“…The findings from Oka et al 11 echo consistent findings that being male and being younger in age are important predictors of disordered gaming. [11][12][13][14][15][16][17] Notably, Oka et al 11 also examined a multitude of sociodemographic factors, including having children, living alone versus with someone else, household income, and employment status. These sociodemographic factors are all things that could have been impacted by the pandemic and may have impacted how people coped with the stresses of the pandemic.…”

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A Longitudinal Study of Gaming Patterns During the First 11 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Canadian Journal of Addiction

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Objectives: The objective of this study was to longitudinally study engagement in video gaming throughout the first 11 months of the COVID-19 pandemic using latent growth curve modeling. Methods: A total of 332 Canadian adults (M age=33.79, 60.8% men) who played video games were recruited from the crowdsourcing site Prolific. Participants responded to 4 waves of surveys (spaced 3 mo apart) from April 2020 to March 2021. The main outcome of interest was time spent gaming, measured in hours spent gaming in the past 30 days before each assessment wave. Results: Latent growth curve modelling showed that participants reported high initial levels of gaming, but progressively declined in gaming activity across the subsequent waves. Being male, living with others, experiencing a decrease in income because of COVID-19, endorsement of disordered gaming symptoms, game preference, and solitary gaming were significant predictors of increased gaming at the outset of the pandemic. However, only age was related to longer-term declines in gaming during the pandemic, such that older participants’ gaming decreased at a more accelerated rate. Conclusions: This study suggests that gaming declined over the course of the pandemic and was not a problematic behaviour on average among a community sample of Canadian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objectifs: L’objectif de cette étude était d'étudier longitudinalement l’engagement dans les jeux vidéo au cours des onze premiers mois de la pandémie de COVID-19 en utilisant la modélisation de la courbe de croissance latente. Méthodes: Au total, 332 adultes canadiens (âge=33,79, 60,8% d’hommes) jouant à des jeux vidéo ont été recrutés sur le site de recrutement Prolific. Les participants ont répondu à quatre vagues d’enquêtes (espacées de 3 mois) d’avril 2020 à mars 2021. Le principal résultat d’intérêt était le temps passé à jouer, mesuré en heures passées à jouer au cours des 30 derniers jours précédant chaque vague d'évaluation. Résultats: La modélisation de la courbe de croissance latente a montré que les participants ont signalé des niveaux initiaux élevés de jeu, mais ont progressivement diminué leur activité de jeu au cours des vagues suivantes. Le fait d'être un homme, de vivre avec d’autres personnes, de subir une baisse de revenu en raison du COVID-19, d’endosser des symptômes de troubles du jeu, les préférences de jeux et de jouer en solitaire étaient des facteurs prédictifs significatifs d’une augmentation de l’activité de jeu au début de la pandémie. Cependant, seul l'âge était lié à une diminution à plus long terme du jeu pendant la pandémie, de sorte que le temps de jeu des participants plus âgés diminuait à un rythme plus rapide. Conclusions: Cette étude, prise parmi un échantillon communautaire d’adultes canadiens pendant la pandémie de COVID-19, suggère qu’en moyenne, le jeu a diminué au cours de la pandémie et n’a pas été un comportement problématique.

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“…Recent research is identifying the effects of video game genre to be of greater importance in understanding the effects of video game use on cognition (Azizi et al, 2018;Bavelier & Green, 2019;Bawa et al, 2018;Bediou et al, 2018;Bernaldo-de-Quirós et al, 2021;Bonny & Castaneda, 2017;Choi et al, 2020;Deleuze et al, 2017;Dobrowolski et al, 2015;Gobet et al, 2014), and it is possible that the differential and et al, 2005), be it at the synaptic level or large-scale network change (Turrigiano & Nelson, 2004), is attributed to the ability of video games to improve a wide array of cognitions (Ballesteros, Kraft, et al, 2015;Ballesteros et al, 2018;Bavelier, Achtman, et al, 2012;Choudhury & McKinney, 2013;Focker et al, 2018;Focker et al, 2019;Isbell et al, 2017;Lohse et al, 2013;Monteiro-Junior et al, 2016;Nahum & Bavelier, 2020;Pappas & Drigas, 2019). Neurogenesis, the underlying function that allows for axonal growth, is debated to be limited in adult humans (Kumar et al, 2019), while early childhood and adolescence are seen as the critical stage for neuroplasticity (Hubener & Bonhoeffer, 2014).…”

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“…The focus in the literature on the negative effects of video game use has led, in part, to the governments of various countries to implement policies directed toward problematic video game use with little evaluation of said policies (Kiraly et al, 2018). Problematic video game play that is, video game play which is thought to result in harmful or adverse behavioural effects Bernaldo-de-Quirós et al, 2021;Collins & Freeman, 2014;Craig et al, 2021;Cudo et al, 2018;Cudo et al, 2020;Demetrovics et al, 2012;Mathews et al, 2019;Mettler et al, 2018;Panagiotidi, 2017;Seong et al, 2019) is the subject of debate (Aarseth et al, 2017) following a proposal that the American Psychiatric Association (APA) identified internet gaming disorder (IGD) to be listed in the DSM 5 as a potential diagnosis requiring more research (Király et al, 2015;Kuss et al, 2017;Luo et al, 2021). The APA's classification has renewed the focus on measuring and defining adverse video game use and negative outcomes.…”

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To Play or Not to Play: An Investigation Into The Effect of Video Game Use on Executive Functions

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Findings in experimental psychology research suggest that individuals who engage in video game play outperform those who do not play video games on a range of cognitions, in particular visual selective attention. It was predicted that the source of the differences observed in video game players (VGP) compared to non-video game players (NVGP) is the result of additional executive function resources. Findings suggest that only when the task is sufficiently demanding are the additional attentional and executive function resources in VGP observable compared to NVGP. Across three experimental paradigms, the executive functions of VGP were compared to those of NVGP. In Experiments One and Two, a hybrid response inhibition task was used to assess the response inhibition performance in the subcomponents of action cancellation, action withholding, and interference resolution in VGP compared to NVGP. In Experiment Two, measures of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glutamate, and glutamine were recorded using magnetic resonance spectroscopy. In Experiment One, VGP significantly outperformed NVGP in measures of action cancellation and interference resolution, but the HRIT failed to measure action withholding. In Experiment Two, the results of Experiment One were not replicated, and there was no significant difference between VGP and NVGP in the subcomponents of response inhibition. A combined analysis of participants in Experiments One and Two replicated the effects observed in Experiment One, VGP outperformed NVGP on measures of interference resolution and action withholding. In Experiment Three, the ability to sustain attention was assessed using a continuous performance task with manipulations of cognitive load. The aim was to elucidate the inconsistent results observed in Experiments One and Two by manipulating cognitive load to allow observation of the increased executive function resources in VGP. The results of Experiment Three showed no significant difference between VGP and NVGP in metrics of sustained attention performance. Moreover, there was no difference between groups in their ability to sustain attention regardless of cognitive load. This thesis emphasises the potential for video game use to train and improve executive function capabilities, but that findings and directions for future research are constrained by methodological and theoretical limitations.

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Factors Associated with the Problematic Use of Video Games in Adolescents and Young People

Cited by 4 publications

References 42 publications

Relationship of Physical Activity and Sleep Duration with Self-Concept, Mediterranean Diet and Problematic Videogame Use in Children: Structural Equation Analysis as a Function of Gender

Relationship of Physical Activity and Sleep Duration with Self-Concept, Mediterranean Diet and Problematic Videogame Use in Children: Structural Equation Analysis as a Function of Gender

A Longitudinal Study of Gaming Patterns During the First 11 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic

To Play or Not to Play: An Investigation Into The Effect of Video Game Use on Executive Functions

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