The Relation of Social Support to Depression in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

Dupuis, Erin C.; Ramsey, Matthew A.

doi:10.1111/j.1559-1816.2011.00821.x

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“…Dupuis and Ramsey (2011) found that lack of social support is associated with depression and Internet overuse indicating the weakness to develop real life networks with others. With regard to Big-Five personality traits, results indicate that openness is one of the most prevalent personality traits related to Internet use.…”

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Relating on the Internet, Personality Traits and Depression: Research and Implications

Papastylianou¹

2013

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The Internet as a social media space implies its own terms as far as its operation, social interaction and influence are concerned. In this, excessive Internet use -especially among young people -, occasionally indicates the existence of certain disorders such as addiction, depression or even co-morbidity of disorders. This study aimed at investigating the extent to which Greek students are Internet over-users/ addicted and furthermore answering the hypotheses whether Internet addiction is correlated to certain personality traits (namely openness and extraversion) and depression, controlling for certain demographics such as gender and faculty of studies (Social, Humanities Vs Exact Sciences). The sample consisting of N = 404 students from the Social Sciences, Humanities and Exact Sciences departments of Greek universities and technical colleges were administered a self-reporting questionnaire on Internet addiction, personality traits-NEO-FFI, Depression (CES-D) and demographics. Results show that a rather low percentage of students fulfilled the criteria to be considered as Internet addicted, and this was associated mainly with openness and only marginaly with neuroticism regarding the Big-Five Personality factors. Further analysis controlling for Depression, gender and type of studies showed that the association between Big-Five and Internet addiction was even weaker, pointing out that this association is confounded by the factors included in the analysis.

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Relating on the Internet, Personality Traits and Depression: Research and Implications

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2013

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“…Thus, social support from these groups mediated the relationship between group identification and problematic engagement (H3). Previous studies that relied on either measures of social contact (i.e., time spent playing) or generalized measures of social support (e.g., Domahidi et al ., ; Dupuis & Ramsey, ) found no consistent relationships between social contact, social support, and problematic outcomes. However, in line with the social identity approach, findings from this research illustrate the importance of considering individuals’ identification with groups, as well as whether social support comes from ingroup members.…”

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“…Moreover, it is not clear whether technological engagement is associated with perceived social support. For instance, Dupuis and Ramsey () found no association between time spent playing online social games and a measure of generalized social support in a sample of American students. In addition, Domahidi, Breuer, Kowert, Festl, and Quandt () examined a large sample of online players in Germany and found that online involvement in video games had no significant association with a generalized measure of perceived social support.…”

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“…An important limitation of this approach is that it does not consider the psychological links individuals may establish with groups when they identify (rather than just spending time) with them, and the impact such key form of psychological belonging has over and beyond social contact (Sani, Herrera, Wakefield, Boroch, & Gulyas, ). For instance, Dupuis and Ramsey () and Domahidi et al . () used generalized measures of social support that did not specify the source of the support (i.e., support from whom).…”

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We are all in this together: The role of individuals’ social identities in problematic engagement with video games and the internet

Travaglino

Zhang

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British J Social Psychol

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Individuals’ engagement with video games and the internet features both social and potentially pathological aspects. In this research, we draw on the social identity approach and present a novel framework to understand the linkage between these two aspects. In three samples (Nstudy1 = 304, Nstudy2 = 160, and Nstudy3 = 782) of young Chinese people from two age groups (approximately 20 and 16 years old), we test the associations between relevant social identities and problematic engagement with video games and the internet. Across studies, we demonstrate that individuals’ identification as ‘gamers’ or ‘frequent internet users’ predicts problematic engagement with video games and the internet through stronger perceived social support from such groups. Moreover, we demonstrate that individuals’ identification as ‘students’ (Studies 2–3) is negatively associated with problematic engagement via social support from other students. Finally, in Study 3, we examine the articulation between social support from these three groups and subjective sense of loneliness. Findings indicate that, whereas perceived support from students is negatively associated with loneliness, the association between perceived support from gamers and internet users and loneliness is weaker and positive. Theoretical implications and directions for future research are discussed. Taken together, the studies highlight the importance of considering the social context of individuals’ problematic engagement with technologies, and the role of different group memberships.

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“…While online interaction is certainly not a replacement for face-to-face communication, it has its own distinctive qualities. Research has shown that online interaction, or mediated interaction in general, does generate emotional response (Dupuis and Ramsey 2011;Jenkins 2007;Szell and Thurner 2010;Yee 2006). The degree and type of emotional response varies based on the individual and intensity of the relationship.…”

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Virtual Rituals: Community, Emotion, and Ritual in Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games—A Quantitative Test and Extension of Structural Ritualization Theory

Simpson

Knottnerus

Stern

2018

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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Creative Commons Non Commercial CC BY-NC: This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 4.0 License (http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits non-commercial use, reproduction and distribution of the work without further permission provided the original work is attributed as specified on the SAGE and Open Access pages (https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/open-access-at-sage). Original ArticleOnline video games, especially massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), have fostered large and active online communities. Online communities built around online video games share many of the same aspects of traditional place-based communities (Rheingold 1999). Regardless of whether a community is place-based or virtual, people learn to identify with their community through special events and collective rituals (Cohen 1985). For placebased communities, these collective events can include religious services, political rallies, anniversary celebrations, or local festivals. MMORPGs offer analogous events, raids and quests, in which a group of players must come together and use their abilities to accomplish a task within the game. Little research has sought to understand these online events using sociological theory of rituals.We begin by examining the emergence of MMORPGs from the early days of the Internet to today's multimillionparticipant online communities. Next, we provide the theoretical background for our study beginning with a discussion of the sociology of community outlining a definition of community for MMORPGs. We then discuss the role that ritual plays in defining community commitment. Research using structural ritualization theory (SRT) is reviewed, highlighting its strength for examining the impact of ritualized practices on community commitment. However, we critique SRT research for not developing a quantitative research program. Using an extension of SRT focused on the production of emotional intensity, we develop a set of items to quantitatively evaluate the role of four ritual factors dynamics in producing emotional intensity and commitment to community. After presenting our research methodology, we present our results and discuss their implications for SRT and our understanding of MMORPG communities. The Emergence of Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games AbstractMillions of people worldwide immerse themselves in massive multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). These games generate large, diverse communities that engage in rituals within the game, completing missions or quests. What role do these MMORPG rituals play in commitment to these gaming communities? To address this question, we extend structural ritualization theory to explain the impact of ritual events and emotion on commitment to community in the game World of Warcraft. Our findings suggest that players focused on inanimate resources are less committed than players who focus on social aspects of the ritual events inside the game. We also find that ...

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The Relation of Social Support to Depression in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games

Cited by 33 publications

References 33 publications

Relating on the Internet, Personality Traits and Depression: Research and Implications

Relating on the Internet, Personality Traits and Depression: Research and Implications

We are all in this together: The role of individuals’ social identities in problematic engagement with video games and the internet

Virtual Rituals: Community, Emotion, and Ritual in Massive Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games—A Quantitative Test and Extension of Structural Ritualization Theory

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