Real-world demotivation as a predictor of continued video game playing: A study on escapism, anxiety and lack of intrinsic motivation

Liao, Gen‐Yih; Pham, Thi Tuan Linh; Huang, Hsin-Yi; Cheng, T.C.E.; Teng, Ching‐I

doi:10.1016/j.elerap.2022.101147

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“…The 'Real-world' cluster collated findings pertinent to an individual's perception of their immediate environment, introspective reflections on life, and strategies toward physical well-being. The results observed were: (i) EM positively associated with real-world frustration -two articles (32,35); EM negatively associated with life satisfaction -two articles (34,37); EM positively associated with sedentarism -one article (51).…”

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confidence: 99%

Escaping through virtual gaming—what is the association with emotional, social, and mental health? A systematic review

Marques,

Uchida,

Aguiar

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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BackgroundThe realm of virtual games, video games, and e-sports has witnessed remarkable and substantial growth, captivating a diverse and global audience. However, some studies indicate that this surge is often linked to a desire to escape from real life, a phenomenon known as escapism. Much like substance abuse, escapism has been identified as a significant motivator, leading to adverse outcomes, including addiction. Therefore, it is crucial to comprehend the existing research on the connection between escapism and engagement in virtual gaming. This understanding can shed light on the reasons behind such practices and their potential impact on mental and public health.PurposeThe objective of this systematic review is investigate the findings pertaining to association between escapism and the practice of virtual games, such as video-games and e-sport.MethodsPUBMED and SCOPUS database were systematically searched. Six independent researchers screened articles for relevance. We extracted data regarding escapism-related measures, emotional/mental health-related measures and demographic information relevant to the review purpose.ResultsThe search yielded 357 articles, 36 were included. Results showed that: (i) Escapist motivation (EM) is one of the main motives for playing virtual games; (ii) EM is related to negative clinical traits; (iii) EM predicts negative psychological/emotional/mental health outcomes; (iv) EM is associated with impaired/negative perception of the real-world life; (v) EM predicts non-adaptive real social life; and (vi) EM is associated with dysfunctional gaming practices in some cases. However, EM can have beneficial effects, fostering confidence, determination, a sense of belonging in virtual communities, and representation through avatars. Furthermore, the reviewed findings suggest that EM was positively linked to mitigating loneliness in anxious individuals and promoting social activities that preserved mental health among typical individuals during the pandemic.ConclusionOur review reinforces the evidence linking EM in the context of virtual games to poor mental health and non-adaptive social behavior. The ensuing discussion explores the intricate connection between escapism and mental health, alongside examining the broad implications of virtual gaming practices on underlying motivations for escapism in the realms of social cognition, health promotion, and public health.

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Section: Real-worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Escaping through virtual gaming—what is the association with emotional, social, and mental health? A systematic review

Marques,

Uchida,

Aguiar

et al. 2023

Front. Psychiatry

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“…This is where a new problem arises. In the past, playing games was an option for other activities to relieve fatigue from the burden of their daily routine as students, instead they took up their main task as students (Drachen et al, 2016;Kusuma et al, 2021;Lassila, 2022;Liao et al, 2022).…”

Section: The Dangerous Effect Of Online Game For Students Of Universitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…How can it not be that when one of his classmates has graduated and passed, then someone becomes withdrawn just because he is addicted to playing online games which is only for a moment, is that not demotivating? (Afrough et al, 2014;Falout et al, 2009;Liao et al, 2022;Song & Kim, 2017;Yadav & BaniAta, 2013a, 2013b It should be noted that the achievement index, commonly abbreviated as GPA, is a measure of achievement in the academic/educational field. Despite the name "index", GPA isn't really an index in the truest sense, but rather a kind of weighted average (Coyle et al, 2015;Fajnzylber et al, 2019;Heady et al, 2018).…”

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confidence: 99%

The Dangerous Effect of Online Games for Students of University

Widhoyoko

Sutikno

2023

jurnal, sinektik

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This study aims to describe in general to the public about the potential dangers contained in playing online games. Playing games is very fun but with the same level of addiction as drugs. The method used in this research is descriptive method. This descriptive study aims to create an accurate, factual, and systematic descriptive description of the nature and facts and the relationship between the phenomena studied using observational data collection techniques, questionnaires, and document studies. The number of respondents are fifty students as active PUBG online game players at the Information Technology Study Program, FKIP, Unisri. The conclusion of this study is that the number of students whose value index is affected by playing this online game is 82%. Meanwhile, students whose score index was not affected by playing this online game were 17%.

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“…The third identified theme focused on the lack of relaxation in games, people were playing to relax from the day's stressful activities. Other studies (Kuo et al, 2016;Liao et al, 2022;Warmelink et al, 2009) have used the term game escapism to refer to playing games to relieve stress and escape from the real world, the games they are referring to are mostly online games, often multiplayer. There, however, appears to be an unexplored difference in escapism games between people with and without disabilities.…”

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“It’s Easier to Play Alone”: A Survey Study of Gaming With Disabilities

Baltzar

Hassan

Turunen

2023

Journal of Electronic Gaming and Esports

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Within gamers, disabled people remain an understudied minority. While research indicates that they actively play single-player games, we lack an understanding of their experience with multiplayer games. This study aims to answer the following research questions: (a) What kind of games do disabled people play? and (b) Why do disabled people not play multiplayer games? The questions are answered using survey data focusing on playing digital games as a person with disabilities. In total, 92 answers were analyzed. The findings suggest that disabled people play both single-player and multiplayer games and they play games for the same commonly reported reasons as players without disabilities do, although demographics seem to be a key differentiating factor among them in their playing habits, rather than disability differences. However, disabled people reported that they play single-player games more often. We identified four themes from our data that explain why multiplayer games are played less, which are: playing company and insecurity about one’s own skills, lack of relaxation while playing, lack of game accessibility, and lack of interest. Our results indicate that much more work is needed to ensure, especially the social, as well as the technical accessibility of multiplayer games.

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Real-world demotivation as a predictor of continued video game playing: A study on escapism, anxiety and lack of intrinsic motivation

Cited by 16 publications

References 103 publications

Escaping through virtual gaming—what is the association with emotional, social, and mental health? A systematic review

Escaping through virtual gaming—what is the association with emotional, social, and mental health? A systematic review

The Dangerous Effect of Online Games for Students of University

“It’s Easier to Play Alone”: A Survey Study of Gaming With Disabilities

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