Avatar- and self-related processes and problematic gaming: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106461
Abstract: The concept of self has become increasingly relevant to understanding the psychological mechanisms of problematic online gaming. Many gaming activities feature in-game avatars that enable the adoption of, and experimentation with, different roles and identities.… read more here.
Keywords: avatar self; problematic gaming; self related; self ... See more keywords
Problematic Gaming in Youth and Its Association with Different Dimensions of Quality of Life.
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DOI: 10.1024/1422-4917/a000810
Abstract: Objective: The problematic use of computer games was included in the DSM-5 and in the ICD-11. Initial research revealed associations between problematic gaming (PG) and quality of life (QoL). However, clarification is needed concerning which… read more here.
Keywords: quality life; qol; problematic gaming;
In-session gaming as a tool in treating adolescent problematic gaming.
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DOI: 10.1111/famp.12846
Abstract: For some adolescent gamers, playing online games may become problematic, impairing functioning in personal, family, and other life domains. Parental and family factors are known to influence the odds that adolescents may develop problematic gaming… read more here.
Keywords: family; gaming session; session gaming; session ... See more keywords
Loot box engagement: A scoping review of primary studies on prevalence and association with problematic gaming and gambling
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263177
Abstract: Background Loot boxes are an increasingly common type of random microtransaction in videogames. There is some concern about their expansion and entailed risks, especially among adolescents. The actual prevalence of engagement with loot boxes among… read more here.
Keywords: gaming gambling; loot; scoping review; loot boxes ... See more keywords
A cross-national comparison of problematic gaming behavior and well-being in adolescents.
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DOI: 10.1556/2006.2023.00010
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND AIMS The popularity of playing games among adolescents has increased during the last decades, possibly affecting the prevalence of problematic gaming behavior. The current study aimed to compare country-level prevalence rates of adolescents'… read more here.
Keywords: gaming; prevalence; cross national; gaming behavior ... See more keywords
Editorial: Problematic Gaming, Personality, and Psychiatric Disorders
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2019.01004
Abstract: 1 Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney Medical School, Nepean Clinical School, Discipline of Psychiatry, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 2 Department of Psychiatry, Nepean Hospital, Penrith, NSW, Australia, 3 Addiction Medicine, Department of… read more here.
Keywords: medicine; editorial problematic; problematic gaming; university ... See more keywords
Influence of an Esports Program on Problematic Gaming in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder: A Pilot Study
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DOI: 10.3390/bs12060172
Abstract: Esports (electronic sports) programs are a variant of competitive gaming and have expanded worldwide in recent years. The prevalence of problematic gaming and gaming disorders (GD) is predicted to increase in adolescents. Children with autism… read more here.
Keywords: esports program; program; spectrum disorder; problematic gaming ... See more keywords
Interaction Effects of DRD2 Genetic Polymorphism and Interpersonal Stress on Problematic Gaming in College Students
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DOI: 10.3390/genes13030449
Abstract: Problematic gaming has become a public concern, influenced both by genetic factors and stressful environments. Studies have reported the effects of dopamine-related genes and interpersonal stressors on problematic gaming, but gene and environment interaction (G… read more here.
Keywords: stress; interaction effects; interpersonal stress; stress problematic ... See more keywords