Positive mental well-being and immune transcriptional profiles in highly involved videogame players

Snodgrass, Jeffrey G.; Lacy, Michael G.; Dengah, H.J. François; Polzer, Evan R.; Else, Robert J.; Arevalo, Jesusa M.G.; Cole, Steven W.

doi:10.1016/j.bbi.2019.07.035

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“…Playing video games is a common activity among young people and adolescents [3]. There is an ongoing debate as to people's motivations for gaming [4], as well as the potential benefits [5,6] and disadvantages [7]. The earliest studies on motivation associate this hobby with simple fun: a way of beating boredom, facing new challenges, or sharing interests [4,8].…”

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“…Nevertheless, as Woodcock and Johnson [ 33 ] warn, making the transition from a hobby to a way of earning a living requires marathon gaming sessions or for streamers to produce content even when they are tired or not in the mood to do so. Paradoxically, some of the most pernicious effects of video games are associated precisely with time and usage patterns [ 6 , 34 , 35 ], neuropsychiatric deficits, and certain types of video games [ 36 ]. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the profiles of users (under the age of 25) of video game streaming services.…”

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Video Game Streaming in Young People and Teenagers: Uptake, User Groups, Dangers, and Opportunities

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In recent years, live video streaming platforms for video games have been gaining popularity. These types of services, which enable anyone to broadcast and consume live content, are revolutionising the current video game landscape. Users approach the emergence of and participation in these platforms driven by a range of motivations. It is essential to characterise the different forms of participation in services such as Twitch to evaluate the phenomenon and reflect on its advantages and disadvantages. To that end, a survey was carried out of 580 young people and adolescents aged between 14 and 24. The aim of this study is thus to explore the uptake of these platforms, as well as identify user groups, distinguish between different motivations, and address the associated benefits and harms. Applying a methodology based on factor analysis and cluster analysis, user profiles were characterised according to their specific features, gaming/viewing hours, self-perception of their skill level as a player, devices used, and type or genre of video game. Four subgroups of gamers/viewers were thus identified: casual, social, hobby, and problematic. The results showed that older users and female users feature more prominently in the first two groups, as do those spending less time on video games and live streaming platforms. Conversely, in the hobby and problematic groups, we observe just the opposite. The existence of profiles at possible risk of addiction underlines how, at a preventive level, there is a need for more in-depth research on these types of services and greater public awareness of the dangers of uncontrolled use.

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Video Game Streaming in Young People and Teenagers: Uptake, User Groups, Dangers, and Opportunities

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“…By contrast, self-kindness reduced CTRA gene expression only in intent-totreat analyses, and this favorable effect was driven by the subset of participants who were less than fully adherent to the self-kindness protocol. It is possible that failure to perform all assigned self-kind acts might serve as a behavioral marker of a "eudaimonic" orientation in valuing others and other-oriented goals-an orientation that has previously been linked to reduced CTRA gene expression (Boyle et al, 2019;Cole et al, 2015b;Fredrickson et al, 2013Fredrickson et al, , 2015Kitayama et al, 2016;Lee et al, 2020;Seeman et al, 2020;Snodgrass et al, 2019). Future research will be required to clarify the relationship between eudaimonic orientation, self-kindness, and stress (e.g., using more extensive baseline measures of stress, personality, temperament, etc.…”

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The genomic impact of kindness to self vs. others: A randomized controlled trial

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Brain, Behavior, and Immunity

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“…Mechanistic analyses have demonstrated that harmful psycho-social conditions lead to elevated CTRA profiles via sympathetic nervous system-mediated gene regulation [ 55 ]. In contrast, people who report high levels of eudemonic meaning and individuals that engage in prosocial behavior have been found to have reduced CTRA expression profiles [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 ].…”

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Flourishing in Healthcare Trainees: Psychological Well-Being and the Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity

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Hyman

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While much attention has been paid to healthcare provider and trainee burnout, less is known about provider well-being (i.e., flourishing) or about the effects of well-being on immune function. This study examined the demographic and psycho-social correlates of well-being among healthcare trainees (resident physicians and physician assistant (PA) trainees) and evaluated the association of well-being with the “conserved transcriptional response to adversity” (CTRA) characterized by up-regulated expression of pro-inflammatory genes and down-regulated expression of innate antiviral genes. Participants (n = 58) completed self-reported assessments of sleep disturbance, loneliness, depressive symptoms, anxiety, stress, and well-being (flourishing). Blood sample RNA profiles were analyzed by RNA sequencing to assess the CTRA. Slightly over half (n = 32; 55.2%) of healthcare trainees were categorized as flourishing. Flourishing was less prevalent among primary caregivers, and more prevalent among trainees who exercised more frequently and those with fewest days sick. Loneliness (AOR = 0.75; 95% CI = 0.61, 0.91; p = 0.003) and stress (AOR = 0.65; 95% CI = 0.45, 0.94; p = 0.02) were associated with decreased odds of flourishing when controlling for other variables. Flourishing was associated with down-regulated CTRA gene expression, whereas loneliness was associated with up-regulated CTRA gene expression (both p < 0.05). Assessing these relationships in a larger, multi-site study is of critical importance to inform policy, curricula, and interventions to bolster sustainable trainee well-being.

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Positive mental well-being and immune transcriptional profiles in highly involved videogame players

Cited by 18 publications

References 64 publications

Video Game Streaming in Young People and Teenagers: Uptake, User Groups, Dangers, and Opportunities

Video Game Streaming in Young People and Teenagers: Uptake, User Groups, Dangers, and Opportunities

The genomic impact of kindness to self vs. others: A randomized controlled trial

Flourishing in Healthcare Trainees: Psychological Well-Being and the Conserved Transcriptional Response to Adversity

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