Mental health service users' and professionals' relationship with games and gaming

Hopia, Hanna; Siitonen, Marko; Raitio, Katja

doi:10.1177/2055207618779718

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“…It can mean the difference between parents being emotionally supportive or dismissive (see Bax, 2016;Meriläinen, 2021) or between a professional focusing on causes or on symptoms (see Nielsen, 2016). The DGR theory can also help individuals, regardless of their gaming participation, critically examine their own relationship with digital gaming and the different factors that shape it (see e.g., Przybylski, 2014;Russell and Johnson, 2017;Hopia et al, 2018).…”

Section: Local-globalmentioning

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The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

Meriläinen

Ruotsalainen

2023

Front. Psychol.

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Whether gaming has a beneficial or detrimental effect on young people's lives is a defining feature in both the research and the public discussion of youth digital gaming. In this qualitative study, we draw from a thematic analysis of the experiences of 180 game players in Finland, aged 15–25 years. Utilizing the digital gaming relationship (DGR) theory, we explore how different aspects of gaming actualize in their lives, and how different features of gaming culture participation come together to form their experience. We contend that framing gaming as a balancing act between beneficial and detrimental obscures much of the complexity of young people's gaming, reinforces a partially false dichotomy, and overlooks young people's agency. Based on our results, we suggest alternative approaches that help reduce and avoid these problems.

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Section: Local-globalmentioning

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The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

Meriläinen

Ruotsalainen

2023

Front. Psychol.

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“…Hopia et al (28) , 2018 Describir las experiencias y percepciones de los juegos digitales y los videojuegos desde la perspectiva de los usuarios de servicios de salud mental Diseño: cualitativo, encuesta a individuos Muestra: a 23 usuarios de servicios de salud mental y profesionales que trabajan en el campo de la salud mental.…”

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Artificial Intelligence in Gamification to Promote Mental Health among University Students: A Scoping Review

Freire-Palacios,

Jaramillo-Galarza,

Quito-Calle

et al. 2023

Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología

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Introduction: Gamification is a playful strategy that has been used to motivate and engage people in achieving specific objectives. In the realm of education and mental health, gamification has emerged as a promising tool to enhance emotional and psychological well-being.Objetive: the aim of this paper was to conduct a scoping review of the literature to assess the effectiveness of artificial intelligence in gamification for promoting mental health among university students.Methods: An exhaustive search for scientific articles was conducted across different databases, and the PRISMA guidelines were used for its development. From an initial phase where 424 potentially relevant titles were found, 14 articles were selected for analysis. Results: the studies reviewed showed that gamification can enhance motivation and engagement, as well as improve self-esteem and self-efficacy among higher education students. Additionally, it was found that 50% of the articles had funding, showcasing the interest of higher education institutions in enhancing their quality standards.Conclusions: the published paper indicated that gamification can be executed in any field of study driven by emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence. However, it's crucial to note that the effectiveness of gamification interventions may vary depending on various factors like game design quality, implementation context, and user characteristics.

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Mental health service users' and professionals' relationship with games and gaming

Cited by 2 publications

References 46 publications

The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

The light, the dark, and everything else: making sense of young people's digital gaming

Artificial Intelligence in Gamification to Promote Mental Health among University Students: A Scoping Review

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