When and how video games can be good: A review of the positive effects of video games on well-being

YJ Halbrook, AT O'Donnell… - Perspectives on …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Video games are a source of entertainment for a wide population and have varied effects on
well-being. The purpose of this article is to comprehensively examine game-play research to …

[HTML][HTML] The associations between gaming motivation and internet gaming disorder: systematic review and meta-analysis

HY Wang, C Cheng - JMIR Mental Health, 2022 - mental.jmir.org
Background There has been a surge in interest in examining internet gaming disorder (IGD)
and its associations with gaming motivation. Three broad components of gaming motivation …

COVID-19 lockdown restrictions and online media consumption in Germany

T Lemenager, M Neissner, A Koopmann… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The lockdown restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have led to increased stress
levels and feelings of anxiety in the general population. Problematic usage of certain online …

Motivations of playing digital games: A review and research agenda

I Cheah, AS Shimul, I Phau - Psychology & Marketing, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The global digital gaming industry has grown rapidly in recent years. Rapid technological
advancements are changing the ways in which players can interact with video games as …

Maladaptive player-game relationships in problematic gaming and gaming disorder: A systematic review

DL King, PH Delfabbro, JC Perales, J Deleuze… - Clinical psychology …, 2019 - Elsevier
While certain player vulnerabilities are known to increase risk of gaming disorder (GD), the
topic of maladaptive player× game relationships in GD has received limited attention. This …

Gaming motivations and gaming disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Bäcklund, P Elbe, HM Gavelin… - Journal of behavioral …, 2022 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to synthesize
the available literature on the relationship between gaming motivations and gaming disorder …

[HTML][HTML] The mediating effect of motivations between psychiatric distress and gaming disorder among esport gamers and recreational gamers

F Bányai, MD Griffiths, Z Demetrovics, O Király - Comprehensive psychiatry, 2019 - Elsevier
Research examining the relationship between gaming disorder, gaming motivations, and
mental health is increasing, but the types of gaming use, such as recreational gaming and …

Intense video gaming is not essentially problematic.

O Király, D Tóth, R Urbán, Z Demetrovics… - Psychology of Addictive …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Video games are more popular than ever and the general public, including parents,
educators, and the media, tends to consider intense video gaming fundamentally …

[HTML][HTML] The mediating effect of gaming motivation between psychiatric symptoms and problematic online gaming: An online survey

O Király, R Urbán, MD Griffiths, C Ágoston… - Journal of medical …, 2015 - jmir.org
Background The rapid expansion of online video gaming as a leisure time activity has led to
the appearance of problematic online gaming (POG). According to the literature, POG is …

Psychopathological symptoms and gaming motives in disordered gaming—A psychometric comparison between the WHO and APA diagnostic frameworks

C Montag, B Schivinski, R Sariyska, C Kannen… - Journal of clinical …, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background:'Gaming Disorder'(GD) has received increased medical attention and official
recognition from both the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the World Health …