Physiological Arousal Deficits in Addicted Gamers Differ Based on Preferred Game Genre

Metcalf, Olivia; Pammer, Kristen

doi:10.1159/000349907

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“…While the scale used in this study was developed on MMORPGs, it has previously been validated on FPS gamers. 44 Furthermore, the previous study used a single item to represent impulsivity, 33 whereas the BIS-11 used in the this sample is a 30-item, well-established psychometric measure of trait impulsivity. This is also the first study to include laboratory measures of impulsivity in FPS gamers.…”

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Impulsivity and Related Neuropsychological Features in Regular and Addictive First Person Shooter Gaming

Metcalf

Pammer²

2014

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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Putative cyber addictions are of significant interest. There remains little experimental research into excessive use of first person shooter (FPS) games, despite their global popularity. Moreover, the role between excessive gaming and impulsivity remains unclear, with previous research showing conflicting findings. The current study investigated performances on a number of neuropsychological tasks (go/no-go, continuous performance task, Iowa gambling task) and a trait measure of impulsivity for a group of regular FPS gamers (n=25), addicted FPS gamers (n=22), and controls (n=22). Gamers were classified using the Addiction-Engagement Questionnaire. Addicted FPS gamers had significantly higher levels of trait impulsivity on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale compared to controls. Addicted FPS gamers also had significantly higher levels of disinhibition in a go/no-go task and inattention in a continuous performance task compared to controls, whereas the regular FPS gamers had better decision making on the Iowa gambling task compared to controls. The results indicate impulsivity is associated with FPS gaming addiction, comparable to pathological gambling. The relationship between impulsivity and excessive gaming may be unique to the FPS genre. Furthermore, regular FPS gaming may improve decision making ability.

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Impulsivity and Related Neuropsychological Features in Regular and Addictive First Person Shooter Gaming

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Pammer²

2014

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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“…It would suggest that the inter-hemispheric insula FC was involved not only in substance use disorder but also in IGD. Playing online games could bring about a hedonistic experience with a physical hyper-arousal reaction, particularly in first-person shot games [40] . As the insula plays a central role in conscious interoception and emotional feeling, it represented the interoceptive stimuli during the hedonic experience and recalled this experience from memory [39] .…”

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Altered Functional Connectivity of the Insula and Nucleus Accumbens in Internet Gaming Disorder: A Resting State fMRI Study

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Yen

Wang

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Eur Addict Res

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Aims: A possible addiction mechanism has been represented by altered functional connectivity (FC) in the resting state. The aim of this study was to evaluate the FCs of the insula and nucleus accumbens among subjects with Internet gaming disorder (IGD). Methods: We recruited 30 males with IGD and 30 controls and evaluated their FC using functional magnetic imaging scanning under resting, a state with relaxation, closed eyes, with inducement to think of nothing systematically, become motionless, and instructed not to fall asleep. Results: Subjects with IGD had a lower FC with the left insula over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and orbital frontal lobe and a higher FC with the insula with the contralateral insula than controls. The inter-hemispheric insula connectivity positively correlated with impulsivity. Further, they had lower FC with the left nucleus accumbens over the left DLPFC and with the right nucleus accumbens over the left DLPFC, and insula and a higher FC with that over the right precuneus. Conclusion: The elevated inter-hemispheric insula FC is found to be associated with impulsivity and might explain why it is involved in IGD. The attenuated frontostriatal suggests that the emotion-driven gaming urge through nucleus accumbens could not be well regulated by the frontal lobe of subjects with IGD.

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“…Second, instead of measuring physiological data during the gaming period, physiological arousal after the games and during the Vienna task should be measured in future studies of this sort, which would be useful to see how risky and neutral driving game exposure continues to affect gamers after the game has finished. Metcalf and Pammer's42 study explored the physiological changes before, during and after gaming, and indicated that physiological factors were linked and variable among gamer and gaming type. Physiological changes before, during and after gaming could be compared, which would help in analysing the effect of racing games on risk-taking.…”

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Effects of racing games on risky driving behaviour, and the significance of personality and physiological data

Deng

Chan

et al. 2014

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Physiological Arousal Deficits in Addicted Gamers Differ Based on Preferred Game Genre

Cited by 20 publications

References 106 publications

Impulsivity and Related Neuropsychological Features in Regular and Addictive First Person Shooter Gaming

Impulsivity and Related Neuropsychological Features in Regular and Addictive First Person Shooter Gaming

Altered Functional Connectivity of the Insula and Nucleus Accumbens in Internet Gaming Disorder: A Resting State fMRI Study

Effects of racing games on risky driving behaviour, and the significance of personality and physiological data

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