Video game addiction in emerging adulthood: Cross-sectional evidence of pathology in video game addicts as compared to matched healthy controls

Stockdale, Laura; Coyne, Sarah M.

doi:10.1016/j.jad.2017.08.045

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“…Similarly, many studies’ most concerning findings about video game use are associated with high frequency and/or dependent video game users (Sublette & Mullan, ). We note, however, that the majority of those who play may not be dependent or addicted (e.g., Stockdale & Coyne, ). Thus, it appears that for general and casual video game users, gaming itself does not affect relationship outcomes as directly as it does for those who are dependent or play relatively frequently.…”

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confidence: 83%

Baby with the Bathwater? Examining the Relationship between Video Game Use and Relationship Outcomes and the Moderating Effects of Attachment Behaviors among Married Casual Gamers

Bradford

Dobry²,

Sandberg

et al. 2018

J Marital Family Therapy

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We examined whether time together as a problem mediates the link between frequency of video game use and relational outcomes (relationship quality, relational aggression, physical aggression) among 431 married couples. We also examined the moderating effect of couple attachment behaviors on the association between time together as a problem and outcomes. There was no support for a direct or indirect relationship between gaming and outcomes; however, time together as a problem was consistently related to outcomes. Additionally, husband's and wife's attachment behaviors moderated the association between women's reports of time together as a problem and men's relational aggression. Clinical implications are discussed.

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confidence: 83%

Baby with the Bathwater? Examining the Relationship between Video Game Use and Relationship Outcomes and the Moderating Effects of Attachment Behaviors among Married Casual Gamers

Bradford

Dobry²,

Sandberg

et al. 2018

J Marital Family Therapy

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“…IGD has significant deleterious consequences on individual's life and mental well-being. IGD has been strongly associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety, loneliness and emotion dysregulation (Burleigh, Stavropoulos, Liew, Adams, & Griffiths, 2018;Kim et al, 2016;Lee et al, 2017;Lemmens et al, 2015;Stockdale & Coyne, 2018;Wang, Cho, & Kim, 2018;Yen et al, 2018). However, we need to better distinguish people who are enthusiastic about gaming without experiencing negative consequences from those who truly experience gaming disorder.…”

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confidence: 99%

Negative Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Internet Gaming Disorder: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Coping and the Moderating Effect of Passion

Mills¹,

Li²,

Marchica³

2019

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<em>No research has examined whether the effect of high negative affect and poor life satisfaction on Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is explained by gaming to cope or is dependent upon users’ passion for video gaming. An online sample of adults (N = 969 adults; 60.5% male) reported their passion for video games, positive and negative affect, life satisfaction, and IGD severity. A latent profile analysis on the passion subscales yielded four subgroups: (1) minimally passionate; (2) moderately passionate; (3) harmoniously passionate (HP); and (4) Obsessively Passionate (OP) video game users. Although negative affect was directly and indirectly associated with greater IGD through gaming to cope in the overall sample, a follow-up moderated-mediation model revealed that gaming to cope did not mediate the association between negative affect and IGD for OP users, but did for HP users. The implications for future research on the mechanisms of IGD are discussed.</em>

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“…For example, the findings suggest that behavioral therapies targeting impulsivity and particularly impatience may be helpful in interventions aimed at preventing or treating POG, particularly in males. Further, given that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been linked to online gaming (Stockdale & Coyne, 2018), medications that reduce impulsive behaviors (e.g., stimulants like methylphenidate or non-stimulants like atomoxetine) may be helpful in reducing POG, again particularly in males.…”

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Gender Moderates the Partial Mediation of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Psychiatric Distress and Problematic Online Gaming: Online Survey (Preprint)

Su¹,

Király²,

Demetrovics³

et al. 2018

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Background: Research has shown that some individuals can develop problematic patterns of online gaming, leading to significant psychological and interpersonal problems. Psychiatric distress and impulsivity has been suggested to contribute to problematic online gaming (POG). Objective: The underlying mediating and/or moderating mechanism of impulsivity as well as gender differences in possible associations between psychiatric distress and POG are largely unknown, which guides this current study Methods: To address this gap, the current study examined relationships between self-reported impulsivity, psychiatric distress, and POG in a sample of matched Hungarian female and male online gamers (n=596, 50% males). Results: Results showed that psychiatric distress directly predicted POG, and impulsivity partially mediated the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, this mediation effect was found only for the impatience subscale. Impulsivity did not moderate the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. A moderating effect of gender was not found in the direct relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, a moderated mediation analysis revealed that impatience mediated the association between psychiatric distress and POG in males, whereas the indirect effect of impatience was not significant in females. Conclusions: Future implications are discussed in light of these results.

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Video game addiction in emerging adulthood: Cross-sectional evidence of pathology in video game addicts as compared to matched healthy controls

Cited by 144 publications

References 49 publications

Baby with the Bathwater? Examining the Relationship between Video Game Use and Relationship Outcomes and the Moderating Effects of Attachment Behaviors among Married Casual Gamers

Baby with the Bathwater? Examining the Relationship between Video Game Use and Relationship Outcomes and the Moderating Effects of Attachment Behaviors among Married Casual Gamers

Negative Affect, Life Satisfaction, and Internet Gaming Disorder: Exploring the Mediating Effect of Coping and the Moderating Effect of Passion

Gender Moderates the Partial Mediation of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Psychiatric Distress and Problematic Online Gaming: Online Survey (Preprint)

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