Proteus Effect Profiles: how Do they Relate with Disordered Gaming Behaviours?

Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Pontes, Halley M.; Gomez, Rapson; Schivinski, Bruno; Griffiths, Mark D.

doi:10.1007/s11126-020-09727-4

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“…At the local level, the online and virtual worlds that EAs enter through online games can influence their real-world actions. Engaging in virtual worlds and characters can make gamers consider societal problems or help them problem-solve real-world issues [ 47 , 104 ]. Gamers who play virtual sports games are also more likely to engage in the sport in real life [ 45 , 97 ].…”

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Improving the Health of Emerging Adult Gamers—A Scoping Review of Influences

Micallef¹,

Parker²,

Brennan³

et al. 2022

Nutrients

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Emerging adults (EAs), defined as adults aged 18 to 25, remain a difficult group to engage in healthy behaviours (including positive dieting and eating patterns). The environmental elements that influence the health behaviours of EAs have been studied. However, the literature is mixed on how online game environments, including eSports and game streaming, can be used to positively engage EAs. In this scoping review, we identified and analysed research on online games, EAs, and dietary patterns to create a behavioural ecological map of influences that intersect with EAs through online games. In total, 75 studies were found, identifying 23 influences that intersect with EAs through their online game use. ESports organisations, eSports athletes, and content creators may be areas of future research (and intervention) as these factors could positively influence the dietary behaviours of EAs (through online games).

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Improving the Health of Emerging Adult Gamers—A Scoping Review of Influences

Micallef¹,

Parker²,

Brennan³

et al. 2022

Nutrients

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“…There are other intersections that were not explored. For example, many online games place the user in a vast and immersive virtual world where food and physical activity behaviours are a common part of their character’s and avatar’s experience [ 86 ]. However, no research was identified on the impact of these behaviours in virtual worlds on EAs’ physical activity and diet behaviours.…”

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Where Do Online Games Fit into the Health Behaviour Ecology of Emerging Adults: A Scoping Review

Micallef¹,

Brennan²,

Parker³

et al. 2021

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Online video games are a common pastime for emerging adults (EAs). EAs are an age group that is of interest in health communication because habits formed during this life stage can cause or prevent disease later in life. Guided by three research questions, this scoping review identifies the current state of research into socio-ecological influences on physical activity and diet behaviours of EAs. The review also examines the role that online video games play within this behavioural ecology. In total, 112 articles were found that focused on behavioural ecological influences for physical activity and diet behaviour among EAs. Seven of these articles focused on the impact of online video games, although only in conjunction with their influence on physical activity, identifying a gap in understanding the influence of online games on diet. Results show that online video games are currently under-researched in terms of impacts on physical activity and diet despite the prevalence of the use of these games within the EA cohort.

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“…Similarly, Burleigh et al (2018) argued that “prevention and treatment initiatives should target the gamer-avatar relationship…to guide cognitive and self-reflective interventions” (p.116). Stavropoulos et al, 2020 , Stavropoulos et al, 2020 , Stavropoulos et al, 2020 , Stavropoulos et al, 2020 refers to inviting gamers “to talk about their virtual personas, and their game-related achievements and investigating ways that such avatar aspects of their ‘in-game’ avatar life can be transferred to real life” (p.9). The extent to which guided exploration of the avatar may aid therapy objectives warrants further examination.…”

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Avatar identification and problematic gaming: The role of self-concept clarity

Green

Delfabbro

King

2021

Addictive Behaviors

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Highlights Survey of 993 gamers to study avatar identification, self-concept clarity, and problem gaming. Avatar identification scores did not differ greatly according to avatar features or game type. Wishful identification was the only significant avatar identification predictor of problem gaming. Avatar identification was related to higher problem gaming scores and poorer self-concept clarity. Significant indirect effect of avatar identification on problem gaming through self-concept clarity.

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Proteus Effect Profiles: how Do they Relate with Disordered Gaming Behaviours?

Cited by 24 publications

References 41 publications

Improving the Health of Emerging Adult Gamers—A Scoping Review of Influences

Improving the Health of Emerging Adult Gamers—A Scoping Review of Influences

Where Do Online Games Fit into the Health Behaviour Ecology of Emerging Adults: A Scoping Review

Avatar identification and problematic gaming: The role of self-concept clarity

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