An Investigation into the Questionable Practice of Using Excessive Massively Multiplayer Online Game Play as a Marker of Pathological Video Game Dependence among Adolescent and Young Adult Male Players

Seok, Soonhwa; DaCosta, Boaventura

doi:10.4236/psych.2014.54039

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“…Researchers have recently theorized that large amounts of time spent playing online games reflect players' enjoyment (e.g. a hobby) or as an opportunity for 'flow' (Seok & DaCosta, 2014), rather than being indicative of the consequences associated with problematic MMORPG use per se (Kardefelt-Winther, 2014;Weinstein & Lejoyeux, 2010).…”

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Online gaming in the context of social anxiety.

Lee

Leeson

2015

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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In 2014, over 23 million individuals were playing massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). In light of the framework provided by Davis's (2001) cognitive-behavioral model of pathological Internet use, social anxiety, expressions of true self, and perceived in-game and face-to-face social support were examined as predictors of Generalized Problematic Internet Use Scale (GPIUS) scores and hours spent playing MMORPGs per week. Data were collected from adult MMORPG players via an online survey (N = 626). Using structural equation modeling, the hypothesized model was tested on 1 half of the sample (N = 313) and then retested on the other half of the sample. The results indicated that the hypothesized model fit the data well in both samples. Specifically, expressing true self in game, higher levels of social anxiety, larger numbers of in-game social supports, and fewer supportive face-to-face relationships were significant predictors of higher GPIUS scores, and the number of in-game supports was significantly associated with time spent playing. The current study provides clinicians and researchers with a deeper understanding of MMORPG use by being the first to apply, test, and replicate a theory-driven model across 2 samples of MMORPG players. In addition, the present findings suggest that a psychometric measure of MMORPG usage is more indicative of players' psychological and social well-being than is time spent playing these games.

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Online gaming in the context of social anxiety.

Lee

Leeson

2015

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

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“…"In the modern lifestyle where technology with the inclusion of internet has facilitated man, it can be a possible cause of decreased physical activity" (Cheng & Li, 2014). Digital games can cause a tremendous amount of consequences to the player (Young, 2009;Block, 2008;Seok and DaCosta 2014;Griffiths, 2008). Also, Caplan (2002), suggested that unhealthy technology overuse can be problematic and may have negative consequences.…”

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An investigation of the digital game addiction between high school students

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The aim of this study was to investigate the digital game addiction levels of the high school students, according to some variables such as sports participation, gender, place of accommodation and level of income. The sample group comprises 931 high school students (508, %54,6 female and 423, %45,4 male) from several villages, districts and Kutahya city center (a town in the west part of Turkey with the population of 325.000). They participated to the study voluntarily. In addition to personal information from prepared by the researcher, the game addiction scale developed by Lemmens et al. (2009) and adapted to Turkish by Irmak and Erdogan (2015) was used as a data gathering tool. It is a five point Likert type scale and has one factor and seven items. In order to evaluate the results the descriptive statistical methods (percentage (%), frequency (f) and t-test, one-way ANOVA) were used. As a result, the significant difference was determined regarding digital game addiction [t (931)=-3,76; p=0,00] between the students who participate to the sports activities and who do not. So, the non-participant students found more game addicted. According to the gender, male students were determined more addicted than females [t (931)=9,45; p=0,00]. No significant difference was determined in terms of the place where the students lived (p=0,56, p>0,05). Finally, the significant difference was determined in terms of the income levels, [f (931)=3,07; p=0,01] on behalf of the students who had good income level. They found more addicted.

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“…Furthermore, time spent online gaming only increased depression ratings and negative relationships with parents when participants were in early adolescence (11–14 years old; Steinberg, 1999). The gender finding could be explained by literature that has found that problematic or addictive online gaming is more common in males compared with females (e.g., Bonnaire & Phan, 2017; Lo et al, 2005; Seok & DaCosta, 2014). The findings regarding age suggest that heavier online gamers in early adolescence are a particularly vulnerable group.…”

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“…Other studies have identified clear sex and well‐being differences between online gaming and Internet use (e.g., Király et al, 2014). Problematic or addictive online gaming has consistently been found to be more common in males compared with females (e.g., Bonnaire & Phan, 2017; Lo et al, 2005; Seok & DaCosta, 2014). Furthermore, Pontes (2017) found that Facebook addiction and IGD were positively associated with each other (those experiencing one were more likely to experience the other), and both contributed to higher ratings of depression, anxiety, and stress, however, the impact was slightly more pronounced for IGD.…”

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Chinese online gamers versus nongamers: A difference in social media use and associated well‐being and relational outcomes?

Dredge

Chen

2020

Psychology in the Schools

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Little is known about the social media use of online gamers compared with nongamers and whether the two forms of technology use manifest as the cumulative risk for relational and well-being outcomes in adolescents. Self-report data from 320 Chinese secondary school students (12-17 years) was collected for online gaming and social media use frequency, depression, satisfaction with life, and relationship quality with parents, teachers, and classmates. Once the sample was split into nongamers, light gamers, and heavy gamers, results showed that heavy gamers (cut-off at ≥2 or ≥3 h/d) were more depressed, used social media and the Internet more frequently and social media differently, and experienced more negative interactions with parents and classmates compared with nongamers. Significant differences were also found between light gamers and nongamers on certain variables. Findings indicate that heavy gamers are also using other media at heavy levels which places them in a more at-risk group for adverse wellbeing and relational outcomes.

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An Investigation into the Questionable Practice of Using Excessive Massively Multiplayer Online Game Play as a Marker of Pathological Video Game Dependence among Adolescent and Young Adult Male Players

Cited by 9 publications

References 44 publications

Online gaming in the context of social anxiety.

Online gaming in the context of social anxiety.

An investigation of the digital game addiction between high school students

Chinese online gamers versus nongamers: A difference in social media use and associated well‐being and relational outcomes?

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