The impact of social factors on excessive online game usage, moderated by online self-identity

Kim, Yong-Young; Kim, Mi-Hye

doi:10.1007/s10586-017-0747-1

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“…According to Erikson's Theory of Psychosocial Development [46], adolescents will actively explore and establish their self-identity at the "Identity versus Role Confusion" stage while adults will seek to build up their social relationships at the "Intimacy versus Isolation" stage. These intrapersonal and interpersonal needs are often shown to motivate gaming behaviors, particularly the involvement in the massively multiplayer online role-playing games [47,48]. In their study with 179 Korean undergraduates, Kim and Kim [47] found that social motivations significantly predicted excessive Internet gaming.…”

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“…These intrapersonal and interpersonal needs are often shown to motivate gaming behaviors, particularly the involvement in the massively multiplayer online role-playing games [47,48]. In their study with 179 Korean undergraduates, Kim and Kim [47] found that social motivations significantly predicted excessive Internet gaming. In particular, the study showed that participants who were more motivated to overcome loneliness, build real-life social network, or increase virtual social network, were more likely to engage in excessive Internet gaming.…”

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Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorders in Southeast Asia: A Meta-Analysis

Chia

Kandasami

et al. 2020

IJERPH

116

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This meta-analytic review aimed to examine the pooled prevalence rates of Internet addiction and gaming disorders in Southeast Asia. Several databases including PubMed, MEDLINE, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Embase, and Cochrane Central were searched and a total of 24 studies were included in this study. The selection of studies was conducted in accordance to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines. Two meta-analyses were conducted to examine data on Internet addiction and gaming disorders separately. A random-effects model was employed to derive the pooled prevalence rate. Mixed-effects meta-regression and subgroup analyses were performed to examine the moderators of the between-study heterogeneity. Publication bias was tested using the Egger's regression test and funnel plot. Only seven out of the 11 Southeast Asian countries were represented in the literature. All except for two of the included studies were cross-sectional in nature. The findings revealed a pooled prevalence rate of 20.0% (95% confidence interval: 14.5%-27.0%) and 10.1% (95% confidence interval: 7.3%-13.8%) for Internet addiction and gaming disorders respectively. Mean age and study population were significant moderators of the between-study heterogeneity in the prevalence rates of gaming disorders such that samples involving older participants showed higher prevalence rate than those involving younger individuals. Country of study was found to be significant moderator of the between-heterogeneity for both Internet addiction and gaming disorders, however the findings should be interpreted with caution due to the small and unbalanced sample sizes. There was no significant publication bias. Such epidemiology research should be extended to the Southeast Asian countries that have not been studied or are under-studied. Given that the prevalence rates appear to be higher in Southeast Asia than in other world regions, future research should also explore the factors behind these inter-regional differences. Further longitudinal studies should also be conducted to examine the trajectories of such disorders.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorders in Southeast Asia: A Meta-Analysis

Chia

Kandasami

et al. 2020

IJERPH

116

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“…22.2% of the studies were published between 2016—2017, and 77.8% from 2021. The samples ranged from 179 (Kim & Kim, 2017 ) to 7022 students (Borges et al, 2019 ), with 88.9% below 1000 and a mean of 1131.9 (SD = 149.5).…”

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Problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses among university students and associated predictive factors: a systematic review

Sánchez-Fernández

Borda-Más

2022

Educ Inf Technol

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University students are a high-risk population with problematic online behaviours that include generalized problematic Internet/smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses (for example, social media or gaming). The study of their predictive factors is needed in order to develop preventative strategies. This systematic review aims to understand the current state of play by examining the terminology, assessment instruments, prevalence, and predictive factors associated with problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses in university students. A literature review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines using four major databases. A total of 117 studies were included, divided into four groups according to the domain of problem behaviour: problematic smartphone use (n = 67), problematic social media use (n = 39), Internet gaming disorder (n = 9), and problematic online pornography use (n = 2). Variability was found in terminology, assessment tools, and prevalence rates in the four groups. Ten predictors of problematic smartphone use, five predictors of problematic social media use, and one predictor of problematic online gaming were identified. Negative affectivity is found to be a common predictor for all three groups, while social media use, psychological well-being, and Fear of Missing Out are common to problematic smartphone and social media use. Our findings reaffirm the need to reach consistent diagnostic criteria in cyber addictions and allow us to make progress in the investigation of their predictive factors, thus allowing formulation of preventive strategies.

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“…Enhancing social skills is one of the benefits being associated with computer games. A study among Korean undergraduate students determined that online gaming has statistically significant effect to social interaction factors such as escape from loneliness, as well as increasing and reinforcing social interactions (Kim & Kim, 2017). At the same time, the research shows that self-identity is a factor in moderating the relationship between the two variables.…”

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The Empirical Change of Playing Habits among Children

Gutierrez

Guzman

Ramos

et al. 2022

IJMABER

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To maximize the growth and manage psychological distress as well as the formation of good character, children need to develop a variety of skills such as cognitive, language, self-regulation, and social-emotional skills which often appended in different outdoor traditional games. Thus, the degree of playing traditional games by the children nowadays compared with the previous generation is discussed in this study. 38 parents regardless of their status and gender were surveyed on their active participation in the traditional games as children, as well as their children’s play involvement today who are 1-12 years old. Data were collected through the created Google form link and sent via Messenger and email blasts to parents. Findings reveal that (1) significant number of children nowadays tend to play video games instead of playing traditional games; (2) safety is the utmost concern of the parents which hinder children to play some of the traditional outdoor games; and (3) the availability of mobile phones with uploaded game apps has contributed to the ignorance of traditional game playing culture.

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The impact of social factors on excessive online game usage, moderated by online self-identity

Cited by 15 publications

References 64 publications

Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorders in Southeast Asia: A Meta-Analysis

Prevalence of Internet Addiction and Gaming Disorders in Southeast Asia: A Meta-Analysis

Problematic smartphone use and specific problematic Internet uses among university students and associated predictive factors: a systematic review

The Empirical Change of Playing Habits among Children

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