In the 2000s, online games became popular, while studies of Internet gaming addiction
emerged, outlining the negative consequences of excessive gaming, its prevalence, and …

The activity of play has been ever present in human history and the Internet has emerged as
a playground increasingly populated by gamers. Research suggests that a minority of …

The problem of online game addiction demands public attention. Currently, many studies
tend to be focused on efforts to reduce the level of addiction. However, there are very limited …

Video gaming is an extremely popular leisure-time activity with more than two billion users
worldwide. However, the media as well as professionals have underscored the potential …

Since Internet gaming disorder recently appeared in the section III of the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5), little investigation has been performed …

Background Over the last decade, there has been growing concern about 'gaming
addiction'and its widely documented detrimental impacts on a minority of individuals that …

Abstract Information Systems enjoyment has been identified as a desirable phenomenon,
because it can drive various aspects of system use. In this study, we argue that it can also be …

Purpose This study aimed to classify distinct subgroups of people who use both smartphone
and the internet based on addiction severity levels. Additionally, how the classified groups …

Pathological video-gaming, or its proposed DSM-V classification of “Internet Use Disorder”,
is of increasing interest to scholars and practitioners in allied health disciplines. This …

Gaming addiction has become a topic of increasing research interest. The last decade has
witnessed a significant increase in the number of empirical studies examining various …