Problematic Video Game Play in a College Sample and Its Relationship to Time Management Skills and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptomology

Tolchinsky, Anatol; Jefferson, Stephen D.

doi:10.1089/cyber.2010.0315

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“…It is worth noting that ADHD traits were not associated with extensive game play sessions or infrequent breaks between sessions. Studies in children and adolescents have found a positive relationship between ADHD symptoms and time spent playing video games 14,20 . It is possible that adults with ADHD traits reduce the frequency of play.…”

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Problematic Video Game Play and ADHD Traits in an Adult Population

Panagiotidi

2017

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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This study examined the relationship between problematic video game play (PVGP), video game usage, and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) traits in an adult population. A sample of 205 healthy adult volunteers completed the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS), a video game usage questionnaire, and the Problem Video Game Playing Test (PVGT). A significant positive correlation was found between the ASRS and the PVGT. More specifically, inattention symptoms and time spent playing video games were the best predictors of PVGP. No relationship was found between frequency and duration of play and ADHD traits. Hyperactivity symptoms were not associated with PVGP. Our results suggest that there is a positive relationship between ADHD traits and problematic video game play. In particular, adults with higher level of self-reported inattention symptoms could be at higher risk of PVGP.

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Section: Relationship Between Adhd Traits and Pvgpmentioning

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Problematic Video Game Play and ADHD Traits in an Adult Population

Panagiotidi

2017

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

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“…Percentage of "addicted" Fisher (1994Fisher ( , 1995 UK 6% Griffiths & Dancaster (1995) United States of America (Lyles, 2007;Langley, 2010;Elliott, Golub, Ream, & Dunlap, 2011;Ream, Elliott, & Dunlap, 2011a, 2011bTolchinsky & Jefferson, 2011), France (Bioulac, Arfi, & Bouvard, 2008, 2010, United Kingdom (Collins, Freeman, & Chamarro-Premuzic, 2012), Canada (Adlaf, Paglia-Boak, Beitchman, & Wolfe, 2008;Parker et al, 2008;Taylor, 2008;Lafrenière, Vallerand, Donahue, & Lavigne, 2009), Iceland (Hróarsson, 2004;Einarsdóttir, 2008;Skarphédinsson, Pálsdóttir, & Ólason, 2008), China (De-Lin Sun et al, 2008), Australia (Loton, 2007), Brazil (Icassati-Suzuki, Vieira, Araujo, & Magallaes, 2009), Thailand (Supaket, Munsawaengsub, Nanthamongkolchai, & Apinuntavetch, 2008) and Peru (Vallejos & Capa, 2010) have followed this suggestion in using the PVP as a quantitative approach. Contrariwise, Arab et al (2006Arab et al ( , 2007 in Chile used the instrument to diagnose "video game addiction" when respondents answered affirmatively 2 or more items.…”

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Risk Factors Associated with the Abuse of Video Games in Adolescents

Tejeiro¹,

Gómez-Vallecillo²,

Pelegrina³

et al. 2012

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Several studies have revealed the existence of a maladaptive pattern of video game use whose symptoms are quite similar to those of the disorder referred to as "abuse" in the DSM-IV-TR (APA, 2000). The aim of this paper is to examine the psychosocial characteristics of the adolescent video game abusers and to compare them with the risk factors that the literature associates with substance dependence. For this purpose, two groups ("problem" and "social" players) were formed with 236 Spanish adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years, by means of the Problem Video Game Playing questionnaire (PVP; Tejeiro & Bersabe, 2002), and their psychosocial characteristics were then analyzed by means of a wide battery of tests. Only 37.3% of the problem players showed a psychosocial pattern similar to the risk factors for dependence; an integral model of maladaptive behavior is discussed as explanation for these persons' video game abuse. The other 69.6% of "problem players" only differed from the "social players" in their overuse of video games (but not in other psychosocial factors); the social learning approach is suggested for these adolescents' behavior.

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“…The first set of factors in our conceptual model is the individual characteristics of the game player. Prior research has implemented health predispositions as an individual factor [24]. For example, AUDIT-C was implemented as an individual factor for a serious game that assessed alcohol outcomes and participants' willingness to seek help for health problems [13].…”

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The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study

Hong¹,

Cabrera²,

Beaudoin³

2020

J Med Internet Res

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Background Although binge drinking peaks at age 21 to 25 years, there is limited research on the effects of serious games in this population, as well as on the process by which playing serious games impacts alcohol-related outcomes. Designed with both health behavioral theory and game theory, One Shot is an online serious game that aims to prevent binge drinking. Objective This study utilized a conceptual model for serious video game processes. Using One Shot, the model assessed the following process stages: (1) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Concise (AUDIT-C); (2) in-game factors of game time and risky alcohol decisions; (3) game enjoyment; and (4) postgame outcomes of intention to drink less and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Methods In a one-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, a sample (N=550) of young adults (age 21-25 years) who reported recent binge drinking played the One Shot game. Intention to drink less and drinking refusal self-efficacy were measured at pregame and postgame, with their effects lagged in statistical analysis. Participants were presented with various scenarios in the game that pertained to risky alcohol decisions, which, along with game time, were unobtrusively recorded by the server. A structural equation model (SEM) was used to test the conceptual model, with assessments made to determine if enjoyment mediated the effects of game time and risky alcohol decisions on the 2 postgame alcohol-related outcomes. Results A well-fitting SEM demonstrated support for the multistep model, with AUDIT-C predicting risky alcohol decisions (β=.30). Risky alcohol decisions (β=−.22) and game time (β=.18) predicted enjoyment, which, in turn, predicted intention to drink less (β=.21) and drinking refusal self-efficacy (β=.16). Enjoyment significantly (P<.001) mediated the effects of game time and risky alcohol decision on intention to drink less and drinking refusal self-efficacy. Conclusions The results support a conceptual model in which staggered individual and in-game factors influence alcohol-related outcomes. Enjoyment is important for participants’ intentions to drink less and beliefs that they can refuse alcohol.

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Problematic Video Game Play in a College Sample and Its Relationship to Time Management Skills and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptomology

Cited by 22 publications

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Problematic Video Game Play and ADHD Traits in an Adult Population

Problematic Video Game Play and ADHD Traits in an Adult Population

Risk Factors Associated with the Abuse of Video Games in Adolescents

The Role of Enjoyment in a Serious Game for Binge Drinking Prevention: Pretest-Posttest Quasi-Experimental Study

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