Gaming motivation and problematic video gaming: The role of needs frustration

Mills, Devin J.; Milyavskaya, Marina; Heath, Nancy L.; Derevensky, Jeffrey L.

doi:10.1002/ejsp.2343

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“…A CFA supported an 11-item three-factor correlated model, consistent with prior research that has endorsed the robustness of the 11-item three-factor correlated structure (Hein et al, 2015;Martinent et al, 2015;Mills et al, 2018). Pearson's correlations obtained from the CFA showed high correlations between the three factors; though the upper limit of the 95% confidence interval did not exceed unity in any cases, supporting the adequate level of conceptual discrimination between the frustration of the BPNs for autonomy, competence, and relatedness proposed theoretically by SDT (Ryan & Deci, 2017.…”

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“…Also, Pulido et al (2017) found problems related to internal consistency for the relatedness need frustration subscale. Previous research has also shown psychometric support for an 11-item, three-factor correlated model among Estonian students (Hein, Koka, & Hagger, 2015), French athletes (Martinent, Guillet-Descas, & Moiret, 2015), and U.S. video-game players (Mills, Milyavskaya, Heath, & Derevensky, 2018). Yet, Martinent et al (2015) detected internal consistency problems in the autonomy need frustration subscale.…”

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confidence: 86%

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Examining Maladaptive Functioning in Physical Education: A Psychometric Analysis of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale Among Spanish Secondary Students

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This research aimed to adapt the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale for use in the Spanish physical education (PE) context and to examine its psychometric properties with secondary school students. Participants were 459 secondary school PE students (206 boys and 253 girls, Mage = 15.41, SDage = 1.05). A confirmatory factor analysis supported an 11-item three-factor correlated model that remained invariant across gender and age. Internal consistency analysis showed adequate values for autonomy (α = .79, ρ = .80, average variance extracted [AVE] = .50), competence (α = .85, ρ = .86, AVE = .61), and relatedness (α = .86, ρ = .86, AVE = .68) need frustration. Temporal stability analysis displayed appropriate values for autonomy (intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] = .81), competence (ICC = .89), and relatedness (ICC = .78) need frustration. Structural equation modeling showed that, while psychological need satisfaction positively predicted autonomous motivation (β = .72, p < .001), psychological need frustration positively predicted controlled motivation (β = .43, p < .001) and amotivation (β = .48, p < .001). The adapted Psychological Need Thwarting Scale was shown to be a valid and reliable measure for assessing psychological need frustration in Spanish secondary school students.

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Examining Maladaptive Functioning in Physical Education: A Psychometric Analysis of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale Among Spanish Secondary Students

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“…It might be possible that engaging in an activity in an obsessive manner could temporarily restore the needs of the individual, which, however, rarely leads to adaptive outcomes of the activity. A recent study conducted by Mills, Milyavskaya, Heath, and Derevensky (2018) also supported the relevance of need frustration in relation to online gaming. Thus, the experience of general need frustration could be seen as a potential risk factor of OP.…”

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Two sides of the same coin: The differentiating role of need satisfaction and frustration in passion for screen‐based activities

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Bőthe

Márki

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Euro J Social Psych

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Rooted in Self‐Determination Theory, the present research sought to investigate whether the “bright” and “dark” side of human functioning (need satisfaction and need frustration, respectively) would, as determinants, differentially predict harmonious passion (HP) and obsessive passion (OP) for screen‐based activities such as Facebook use, TV series watching, online gaming, and smartphone gaming. For this purpose, four cross‐sectional studies were carried out (Ntotal = 1,065). Results showed that, across all activities, need satisfaction was negatively related to OP, but not HP. A similar pattern emerged with need frustration: It was positively related to OP, but not HP. Moreover, even after controlling for the self‐reported amount of time spent on the activities, HP predicted adaptive, activity‐specific outcomes, whereas OP predicted maladaptive ones. These findings suggest that general need satisfaction may be a protective factor against the compensatory function of OP, but need frustration may be a potential risk factor of OP and both should be taken into account in the case of passion for screen‐based activities.

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“…In a Taiwanese adolescent sample, Wan and Chiou found that the compulsive use of online games may be driven by the relief of need dissatisfaction, rather than the pursuit of satisfaction [22]. Other research only covered daily need frustration in their studies, and demonstrated how it could explain the increasingly problematic style of video gaming engagement in North American samples [23,24]. Collectively, previous research has suggested that psychological needs, especially when being dissatisfied, may predict IGD.…”

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The Effects of Need Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction on Flourishing among Young Chinese Gamers: The Mediating Role of Internet Gaming Disorder

Hui

Siu

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IJERPH

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Given the increasing popularity of online game playing, the negative impacts of game addiction on both adolescents and adults attracted our attention. Previous studies based on the self-determination theory have examined the effects of the three basic psychological needs of autonomy, competence, and relatedness on problematic video game playing among Chinese young adults. Yet, as more evidence emerged pointing to the possible relation between need dissatisfaction and higher vulnerability for ill-being and psychopathology, the present study aimed to incorporate the impacts of both satisfaction and dissatisfaction for autonomy, competence, and relatedness in explaining Internet gaming disorder (IGD), a condition that may in turn impede eudaimonic well-being as indicated by flourishing. In a self-administered online survey with a valid sample of 1200 Chinese young adults aged 18–24 years (mean age = 19.48 years), the prevalence of probable IGD (for those who reported five or more symptoms in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) symptom list for IGD) was 7.5%. Our results showed that relatedness dissatisfaction positively predicted IGD symptoms after controlling for other need satisfaction and dissatisfaction. Also, flourishing was found to be negatively predicted by IGD. Finally, IGD was found to mediate the effect of relatedness dissatisfaction on flourishing. Our findings suggested a risk factor of relatedness dissatisfaction in predicting IGD, thereby significantly predicting flourishing.

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Gaming motivation and problematic video gaming: The role of needs frustration

Cited by 67 publications

References 48 publications

Examining Maladaptive Functioning in Physical Education: A Psychometric Analysis of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale Among Spanish Secondary Students

Examining Maladaptive Functioning in Physical Education: A Psychometric Analysis of the Psychological Need Thwarting Scale Among Spanish Secondary Students

Two sides of the same coin: The differentiating role of need satisfaction and frustration in passion for screen‐based activities

The Effects of Need Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction on Flourishing among Young Chinese Gamers: The Mediating Role of Internet Gaming Disorder

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