scholarly journals Internet Gaming Addiction: A Technological Hazard

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ankur Sachdeva ◽  
Rohit Verma
Keyword(s):  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Internet Gaming Addiction ◽  
Technological Hazard

scholarly journals Open Scientific Practices are the Way Forward for Internet Gaming Disorder Research: A Response to Yao et al

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew K Przybylski ◽  
Netta Weinstein ◽  
Kou Murayama
Keyword(s):  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Open Science ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Scientific Practices ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Science Practice ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Internet Gaming Addiction ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

In this editorial we advance the idea that the future of Internet Gaming Addiction research must be guided by open science practice.

scholarly journals Dysfunctional impulsivity in online gaming addiction and engagement

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukas Blinka ◽  
Kateřina Škařupová ◽  
Kristina Mitterova
Keyword(s):  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Gaming Addiction ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Socially Anxious ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Internet Gaming Addiction ◽  
Dysfunctional Impulsivity

Impulsivity has been shown to be related to both substance- and non-substance addictions. In the case of internet gaming addiction, on one hand, higher impulsivity and sensation seeking have been reported in problematic online gamers. On the other hand, problematic online gamers were also identified as introverted, socially anxious, and generally inhibited in behaviour. Our study investigates the role of dysfunctional impulsivity in gaming addiction. A sample of 1,510 Czech and Slovak online gamers completed a questionnaire that was advertised online and targeted the core of the gaming community. Internet gaming addiction was measured using the Addiction-Engagement Questionnaire (Charlton & Danforth, 2010). Dysfunctional impulsivity was measured using the 11 items of Dickman’s (1990) sub-scale of the Impulsivity Inventory. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated for variables and a regression model was constructed using hierarchical linear regression to determine the association between online gaming addiction and dysfunctional impulsivity, while controlling for age, gender, and the frequency of online gaming. A set of chi-square tests was employed to compare the patterns of addiction criteria among highly impulsive addicted gamers and non-impulsive addicted gamers. Although dysfunctional impulsivity was a good predictor of gaming addiction (β = .252), it actually explained only about 7% of the addiction variance. Problematic gamers high on impulsivity had similar patterns of addiction criteria as non-impulsive gamers, with only one exception – they had a significantly higher tendency to relapse. There was no role of impulsivity in gaming engagement. The results suggest that dysfunctional impulsivity is a risk factor for online gaming addiction (similar to other addictions), but it does not have prominent explanatory value in itself. Also, the results show that problematic gamers high on impulsivity are more prone to relapse and reinstatement.

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