Personality, Motivation, and Internet Gaming Disorder: Conceptualizing the Gamer

Carlisle, Kristy L.; Neukrug, Edward S.; Pribesh, Shana; Krahwinkel, Jill

doi:10.1002/jaoc.12069

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“…However, dysregulated gaming can lead to addiction-like symptoms. A systematic literature review on IGD by Paulus et al showed that IGD may be observed up to ve times more often in male children than in female children [7], and the present study showed that male gender is an important predictor of IGD, a nding that was reported across several studies [8,17,18,19,20,21,22,23]. Moreover, free time activities of 'high risk' participants were more related to screen time activities than non-screen time activities when compared to 'low risk' participants.…”

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WITHDRAWN: Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescence: Investigating Profiles and Associated Risk Factors

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2021

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Background: Since electronic gaming is particularly appealing to children and adolescents, they may be at greater risk for developing Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). This study aimed to explore the characteristics of adolescents at risk of developing IGD because it is a relatively new disorder included in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in 2013. Harmful consequences of disordered gaming have also been recognized by the World Health Organization that recently included ‘Gaming Disorder’ in the eleventh revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Additionally, this study also sought to encourage preventative initiatives in adolescence, when most addictions develop. Methods: A quantitative and nationally representative study was conducted in primary schools in Slovenia with eighth grade as the primary sampling unit (N = 1,071, Meanage = 13,44 years, SDage = 0.59). Psychometric test measuring IGD was administered to identify participants’ IGD risk and to compare ‘high risk’ and ‘low risk’ students in relation to free time activities, self-control, and parent-child relationship. T–test for independent samples was computed and multiple linear regression analysis performed to identify the most relevant predictors of IGD.Results: About 4.7% (n = 48) [95% CI: 3.4%-6.0%] of Slovenian adolescents were found to be at high risk of developing IGD. These were mostly boys (n = 42, 87.5%), and their preferred leisure activities involved more screen time activities (e.g., watching TV, playing video games, using social media). Moreover, high risk IGD participants showed significantly lower levels of self-control compared to low risk IGD participants and poorer understanding with their parents. Perceived satisfaction with life and mental health did not differ significantly between the two groups. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed five key predictors of IGD in adolescents: time spent gaming at weekends (ß = 0.27), male gender (ß = 0.20), low self-control (ß = -0.19), time spend gaming from Monday to Friday (ß = 0.11) and gaming as a frequent free time activity (ß = 0.11).Conclusion: Public health measures should target adolescents at risk of developing IGD in early age, because they are particularly drawn to video games and present greater IGD vulnerability.

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“…Though relatively small, the significant direct association between social anxiety and IGD suggests that symptoms of social anxiety (like fear of talking to strangers and avoidance of social situations) may represent a risk factor for IGD. In line with this view, it has been shown that gamers may tend to avoid the inadequacy felt in the offline world by creating a different and more confident online social self (Allison, von Wahlde, Shockley, & Gabbard, 2006;Carlisle, Neukrug, Pribesh, & Krahwinkel, 2019). However, as the virtual world is progressively perceived as safer, the devotion to the online world and activities increases and may result in the escalation of some IGD symptoms, such as loss of nongaming interest and/or jeopardized daily life activities (school, job, family), especially for gamers holding a poor offline selfconcept (e.g., Dieter et al, 2015).…”

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“…In line with this view, it has been shown that gamers may tend to avoid the inadequacy felt in the offline world by creating a different and more confident online social self (Allison, von Wahlde, Shockley, & Gabbard, 2006;Carlisle, Neukrug, Pribesh, & Krahwinkel, 2019). However, as the virtual world is progressively perceived as safer, the devotion to the online world and activities increases and may result in the escalation of some IGD symptoms, such as loss of nongaming interest and/or jeopardized daily life activities (school, job, family), especially for gamers holding a poor offline selfconcept (e.g., Dieter et al, 2015). These arguments have been also supported by researchers who described the "social experience" of gaming as unique and crucial in the explanation of IGD (Carlisle et al, 2019, p. 108).…”

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Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions

Marino

Canale

Vieno

et al. 2020

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Background and aimsIn recent years, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been recognized as a mental health problem. Although research has found that social anxiety, motives, the preference for online social interactions (POSI), and metacognitions about online gaming are independent predictors of IGD, less is known about their relative contribution to IGD. The aim of the current study was to model the relationship between social anxiety, motives, POSI, metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD.MethodsFive hundred and forty three Italian gamers who play more than 7 h a week (mean age = 23.9 years; SD = 6.15 years; 82.5% males) were included in the study. The pattern of relationships specified by the theoretical model was examined through path analysis.ResultsResults showed that social anxiety was directly associated with four motives (escape, coping, fantasy, and recreation), POSI, and positive and negative metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD. The Sobel test showed that negative metacognitions about online gaming played the strongest mediating role in the relationship between social anxiety and IGD followed by escape, POSI, and positive metacognitions. The model accounted for 54% of the variance for IGD.Discussion and conclusionsOverall, our findings show that, along with motives and POSI, metacognitions about online gaming may play an important role in the association between social anxiety and IGD. The clinical and preventive implications of these findings are discussed.

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“…Los predictores fundamentales de dicho trastorno incluyen rasgos de la personalidad neurótica e introvertida, y la motivación relacionada con los logros (Carlisle et al, 2019). También cuenta con una mayor proporción en el género masculino (Fam, 2018), ya que suelen jugar mucho más a los videojuegos (Dong et al, 2018), con una relación de hombres y mujeres de 3:1 (Dong et al, 2018;Wang et al, 2019).…”

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Influencia del género en los factores de trastornos del juego

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Marín²,

HERNANDEZ³

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El objetivo de este estudio es conocer el nivel de trastorno del juego en estudiantes desde secundaria obligatoria hasta universitarios a partir de la variable género. La metodología de investigación ha sido cuantitativa de corte descriptivo y correlacional, haciendo uso de un diseño no experimental del paradigma transeccional. El instrumento usado es el cuestionario de Internet Gaming Disorder-20 (IGC-20). Los resultados muestran que los hombres y los menores de 24 años son los que presentan mayores valores de adicción al juego.

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Personality, Motivation, and Internet Gaming Disorder: Conceptualizing the Gamer

Cited by 33 publications

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WITHDRAWN: Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescence: Investigating Profiles and Associated Risk Factors

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Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions

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