Dispelling the myth of the socio-emotionally dissatisfied gamer

Herodotou, Christothea; Kambouri, Maria; Winters, Niall

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.054

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“…Research indicates that emotional stability may be associated with stress and coping style: individuals with low CSE use avoidance coping, characterized by destructive behaviors, and avoiding stressful situations (Billings & Moos, 1981) or as a stress bufferespecially by those with emotion-focused coping style and individuals with less social support (Reinecke, 2009). However, other research findings dispel the myth of withdrawn and emotionally dissatisfied, lonely individuals and evidence psychological profiles of confident, social individuals with the core motivation being the rewarding nature of gaming, in-game achievement, and in-game social interactions (Billieux et al, 2015;Herodotou, Kambouri, & Winters, 2014). Consequently, the current research demonstrates that addictive online gaming is a heterogeneous, complex, and contextual disorder with versatility in its manifestation (Throuvala, Griffiths, Rennoldson, & Kuss, 2018c).…”

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The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

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Background and aims: Gaming disorder was recently recognized as a mental health disorder by the World Health Organization and included in the International Classification of Diseases. Extensive research has been conducted with regard to psychosocial correlates and comorbidity, less so for the developmental mechanisms and the processes leading to the disorder. The association between family factors, personality traits, and gaming has been studied independently but not in combination. To fill this gap in knowledge, this study examined (a) the association between parental acceptance-rejection theory and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and (b) the mediating and moderating effect of core self-evaluations (CSE), a personality construct, on the aforementioned variables. Methods: The study was quantitative and involved young adults members of online gaming communities (N = 225). Results: The results showed that parental rejection is associated with the occurrence of IGD, only through the mediating effect of CSE. The moderation model was not confirmed. Discussion: Findings bridge early emotional deficits with CSE personality traits and IGD, based on two widely acknowledged theoretical frameworks. In addition, they highlight the importance of the father's role in upbringing. Conclusions: These frameworks combine cognitive and attachment perspectives and a process-oriented approach to the development and maintenance of IGD. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to (a) the mechanisms leading to the disorder and (b) providing an evidence base for therapeutic interventions for IGD to go beyond abstinence and include self-esteem enhancement and efficacy contingencies. Directions for future research are also provided in this study.

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The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

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“…Online gaming is frequently overlooked in media niche studies comparing multiple communication channels (e.g., Dimmick et al, 2000Dimmick et al, , 2007Dimmick et al, , 2011Ramirez, et al, 2008), but it requires more attention given its increasingly important role in people's social lives (Herodotou et al, 2014;Lenhart et al, 2015). Although online gaming can be a route for relationship management (Herodotou et al, 2014), as a venue for entertainment it is unlikely to be the niche reserved for close friends and intimate self-disclosure. Indeed, many individuals actually play networked games with people they have never met in person or even strangers they do not consider to be friends (Lenhart et al, 2015).…”

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“…However, the findings of the study were based on qualitative data from a small sample. In addition, the study did not include online gaming, which has become an important channel for friendship development and relationship management (Herodotou, Kambouri, & Winters, ; Lenhart, Smith, Anderson, Duggan, Perrin, ). We used Yang et al's findings to guide our hypothesis formulation but added online gaming into our framework.…”

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Media Niche of Electronic Communication Channels in Friendship: A Meta-Analysis

Liu

Yang

2016

J Comput-Mediat Comm

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“…For example, most people view gamers as individualists. With deconstruction of meaning, Herodotou sees that gamers actually socialize through games (Herodotou, Kambouri, & Winters, 2014). Another example, the followers of social darwinism about natural selection are misconceptions.…”

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The Myths of Babad Banyumas in The View of Health, Social and Ecological Wisdom

Winoto

2019

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Babad Banyumas (BU) contains the facts and myths of an event that occurred in the past. BU contains facts about the establishment of the Banyumas region in Central Java and the myths surrounding the stories in it. The facts and interpretations in the BU have been widely studied by academics. On the other hand, the myths in the BU are not studied by academics yet. The myth loses its meaning when faced in this modern era. This study aims to explore the myths in Babad Banyumas. The myth is further interpreted in relation to the field of health, social and ecological wisdom in the current context. Deconstruction and qualitative method with BU text content analysis were used in this research. Data collection was done through observation and interview of some experts. Qualitative data analysis using display data, data reduction and data verification to find common themes were also used as data analysis in this research. The results of the study found that there were four myths in Babad Banyumas, namely cucumber myths, jungle fowl, pendhapa displacement, and myth of having marriage relationship with Dipayuda III. These myths include health, social and ecological wisdom messages.

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Dispelling the myth of the socio-emotionally dissatisfied gamer

Cited by 36 publications

References 26 publications

The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives

Media Niche of Electronic Communication Channels in Friendship: A Meta-Analysis

The Myths of Babad Banyumas in The View of Health, Social and Ecological Wisdom

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