scholarly journals Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 617-628
Author(s):  
Claudia Marino ◽  
Natale Canale ◽  
Alessio Vieno ◽  
Gabriele Caselli ◽  
Luca Scacchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Relative Contribution ◽  
The Relationship

AbstractBackground and aimsIn recent years, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been recognized as a mental health problem. Although research has found that social anxiety, motives, the preference for online social interactions (POSI), and metacognitions about online gaming are independent predictors of IGD, less is known about their relative contribution to IGD. The aim of the current study was to model the relationship between social anxiety, motives, POSI, metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD.MethodsFive hundred and forty three Italian gamers who play more than 7 h a week (mean age = 23.9 years; SD = 6.15 years; 82.5% males) were included in the study. The pattern of relationships specified by the theoretical model was examined through path analysis.ResultsResults showed that social anxiety was directly associated with four motives (escape, coping, fantasy, and recreation), POSI, and positive and negative metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD. The Sobel test showed that negative metacognitions about online gaming played the strongest mediating role in the relationship between social anxiety and IGD followed by escape, POSI, and positive metacognitions. The model accounted for 54% of the variance for IGD.Discussion and conclusionsOverall, our findings show that, along with motives and POSI, metacognitions about online gaming may play an important role in the association between social anxiety and IGD. The clinical and preventive implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Trait Emotional Intelligence and Internet Gaming Disorder Among Gamers: The Mediating Role of Online Gaming Motives and Moderating Role of Age Groups

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (5) ◽  
pp. 1446-1457 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kagan Kircaburun ◽  
Zsolt Demetrovics ◽  
Mark D. Griffiths ◽  
Orsolya Király ◽  
Bernadette Kun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Moderating Role

AbstractPersonality differences are important determinants of problematic online behaviors. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the mediating role of loneliness, depression, and online gaming motives and moderating role of age on the relationship between trait emotional intelligence (EI) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) via the construction of a multiple mediation model. A total of 478 online gamers completed a self-report online survey, including validated psychometric scales assessing the aforementioned constructs. Results indicated that trait EI was directly and indirectly associated with IGD and that the motive of escape was a partial mediator between trait EI and IGD among the total sample and adult gamers, but not among adolescents. Moreover, trait EI was associated with coping, skill development, fantasy, and recreation gaming motives only among total sample and adult gamers, and the escape motive was positively associated with IGD among total sample and adult gamers. However, among these relationships, only the association between trait EI and fantasy was significantly moderated by age group. Furthermore, the direct effect of trait EI was stronger among adolescent gamers when compared to adult gamers. Results showed that trait EI is inversely associated with IGD and affects gaming for different motives among adolescent and adult gamers.

scholarly journals The Influence of Parenting Style and Time Management Tendency on Internet Gaming Disorder among Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (23) ◽  
pp. 9120
Author(s):  
I-Hua Chen ◽  
Zeng-Han Lee ◽  
Xiao-Yu Dong ◽  
Jeffrey Hugh Gamble ◽  
Hung-Wei Feng
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Parenting Style ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Protective Factor ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
The Relationship

The problem of adolescent online gaming addiction is related to individual-level characteristics and the influence of the family environment. The present study explores the potential role of adolescents’ time management tendency in mediating the relationship between parenting style and adolescent internet gaming disorder (IGD). Responses from a total of 357 Chinese high school students were collected for a Pathological Video-Game Use Questionnaire, Simplified Parenting Styles Scale, and Time Management Tendency Scale. Overall, participants reported moderate use of online games (Mean = 1.41; SD = 0.41), lower than the median value of 2 on a three-point scale. In terms of the mediating role of adolescents’ time management tendency, full meditation was observed for the relationship between the parenting style factor of “parents’ emotional warmth” for both mothers and fathers and internet gaming disorder. The results highlight the benefits of emotional warmth in supporting self-efficacy, self-control, and autonomy through the promotion of time management, which is an important protective factor for IGD and can serve as a mediating personality variable. Although non-significant in the complete model, over-protection and rejection by parents should also be cautiously considered as potential risk factors related to addiction.

scholarly journals The role of video gaming motives in the relationship between personality risk traits and Internet Gaming Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberta Biolcati ◽  
Stefano Passini ◽  
Virginia Pupi
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking Sites ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Video Gaming ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Personality Dimension ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Recherche De Sensations ◽  
The Relationship

The main aim of this study is to improve our knowledge on Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), contributing to a common discourse concerning its risk profiles. Specifically, the study aims to assess the prevalence of addicted gamers among Italian online and offline gamers, accounting for gender and to investigate the mediation role of gaming motives on the relationship between personality risk traits and IGD. A total of 627 videogame players (55% women; mean age 27 years) recruited from social networking sites took part in the study and filled a questionnaire including gaming characteristics, the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS9-SF), the Substance Use Risk Profile Scale (SURPS) and the Motives for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ). The prevalence rate of Internet gaming disorder was 5.3%. Hopelessness was the personality dimension that most differentiates gaming addicts from non-addicts. Results of the mediation model suggested that Hopelessness was both directly and indirectly (via escape, fantasy and recreational motives) associated with IGD. The motivations Escape and Fantasy also mediate between Anxiety sensitivity and IGD while Competition mediate between Sensation seeking trait and IGD. The evidence suggests that IGD is motivated by psychological mechanisms similar to those compelling substance abuse, but with its own unique features.RésuméCette étude a pour but d’améliorer notre connaissance de la dépendance au jeu sur Internet (DJI) afin d’enrichir le discours sur ses profils de risque. Elle vise plus précisément à évaluer la prévalence des joueurs dépendants parmi les joueurs italiens en ligne et hors ligne, en tenant compte du genre et en examinant le rôle de médiation des raisons qui motivent la pratique des jeux dans la relation entre les traits de personnalité présentant des risques et la DJI. En tout, 627 joueurs de jeux vidéo (55 % de femmes d’une moyenne d’âge de 27 ans) recrutés sur des sites de réseaux sociaux ont participé à l’étude et rempli un questionnaire comprenant des caractéristiques liées au jeu, l’échelle de la dépendance au jeu sur Internet (IGDS9-SF), l’échelle de profil de risque de consommation de substances psychoactives (SURPS) et le questionnaire sur les raisons de jouer en ligne (MOGQ). Le taux de prévalence de la dépendance au jeu sur Internet s’établissait à 5,3 %. Le désespoir constituait l’aspect de la personnalité qui distinguait le plus les personnes dépendantes au jeu des personnes non dépendantes. Les résultats du modèle de médiation donnaient à penser que le désespoir était associé directement et indirectement (raisons liées à la fuite, à l’imaginaire et aux loisirs) à la DJI. Les raisons Fuite et Imaginaire assurent la médiation entre la sensibilité à l’anxiété et la DJI, tandis que la concurrence assure la médiation entre la recherche de sensations et la DJI. Tout indique que la DJI est motivée par des mécanismes psychologiques similaires à ceux qui incitent à la toxicomanie, mais possède ses propres caractéristiques.

scholarly journals Impact of Internet Gaming Disorder on Self-Appraisal Among University Students: Moderating Role of Gender

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 451-471
Author(s):  
Amna Rasheed ◽  
Sadaf Ahsan ◽  
Sadaf Zaheer
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The objective of the current study was to assess the impact of internet gaming disorder on self-appraisal. Moreover, role of gender as a moderator on the relationship between internet gaming disorder and self-appraisal among university students was also explored. A sample of 300 students was collected through purposive sampling technique, from different universities of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The participant’s age range was 18-28 years. Self-report measures i.e., Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-short form (Pontes & Griffiths, 2015) and Core Self Evaluation Scale (Judge, Erez, Bono, & Thoresen, 2003) were administered. Results yielded that internet gaming disorder negatively predicted self-appraisal among university students. Moreover, gender worked as a significant moderator on the relationship between internet gaming disorder and self-appraisal. The independent sample t-test showed that males reported a higher level of internet gaming disorder as compared to females. Males showed less self-appraisal as compared to females. This study will help to identify the effects of internet gaming disorder on self-appraisal among university students. Furthermore, intervention plans can also be developed for students by decreasing their gaming activity and increasing their self-appraisal and bringing them back to their normal life.

scholarly journals Evidence on Problematic Online Gaming and Social Anxiety over the Past Ten Years: a Systematic Literature Review

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Gioia ◽  
Gianluca Mariano Colella ◽  
Valentina Boursier
Keyword(s):  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Strong Association ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Keywords Internet ◽  
Problematic Online Gaming ◽  
Online Video Games

Abstract Purpose of Review The present study aimed to review the literature concerning the relationship between problematic online gaming (POG) and social anxiety, taking into account the variables implicated in this relationship. This review included studies published between 2010 and 2020 that were indexed in major databases with the following keywords: Internet gaming, disorder, addiction, problematic, social phobia, and social anxiety. Recent Findings In recent years, scientific interest in POG has grown dramatically. Within this prolific research field, difficulties associated with social anxiety have been increasingly explored in relation to POG. Indeed, evidence showed that individuals who experience social anxiety are more exposed to the risk of developing an excessive or addictive gaming behavior. Summary A total of 30 studies satisfied the initial inclusion criteria and were included in the present literature review. Several reviewed studies found a strong association between social anxiety and online gaming disorder. Furthermore, the relationships among social anxiety, POG, age, and psychosocial and comorbid factors were largely explored. Overall, the present review showed that socially anxious individuals might perceive online video games as safer social environments than face-to-face interactions, predisposing individuals to the POG. However, in a mutually reinforcing relationship, individuals with higher POG seem to show higher social anxiety. Therefore, despite online gaming might represent an activity able to alleviate psychopathological symptoms and/or negative emotional states, people might use online gaming to counterbalance distress or negative situations in everyday life, carrying out a maladaptive coping strategy.

scholarly journals Internet Gaming Disorder Increases Mind-Wandering in Young Adults

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiawen Zhang ◽  
Hui Zhou ◽  
Fengji Geng ◽  
Xiaolan Song ◽  
Yuzheng Hu
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Social Anxiety ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Mind Wandering ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Mind State ◽  
Gaming Activity ◽  
The Relationship

As a primary symptom defining Internet gaming disorder (IGD), preoccupation indicates a mind state in which gamers think about a gaming activity so much that other things appear less important and/or interesting to them. Previous studies have examined the negative impacts of IGD on both cognitive and affective functions, yet no study has investigated the influence of IGD on daily mind state changes that interfere with ongoing tasks. The current study hypothesized that more IGD symptoms lead to a higher frequency of mind state shift in terms of mind-wandering. As social anxiety is related to both IGD and mind-wandering, we further hypothesized that social anxiety would partially contribute to the relationship. Survey data were collected from 632 young adults who were divided into two groups based on whether they reported playing games or not. In the player group, the number of IGD symptoms present was positively related to mind-wandering (r = 0.269, p < 0.001) and social anxiety (r = 0.235, p < 0.001), with the latter two showing a positive correlation in both players (r = 0.37, p < 0.001) and non-players (r = 0.57, p < 0.001). A mediation analysis for the players showed a partial mediation effect of social anxiety on the relationship between IGD and mind-wandering (mediation effect: PM = 0.292, p < 0.001), and the model was replicated in an independent sample. This study suggests that excessive gaming behavior may increase mind-wandering and a shift towards such a non-productive mind state could exert long-term detrimental effects in adolescents and young adults.

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