Gaming and Gaming Disorder: A Mediation Model Gender, Salience, Age of Gaming Onset, and Time Spent Gaming.

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    • Source:
      Publisher: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 101528721 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2152-2723 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 21522715 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Original Publication: New Rochelle, NY : Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
    • Subject Terms:
      Sex Factors* ; Time Factors*; Behavior, Addictive/*epidemiology ; Video Games/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Behavior, Addictive/psychology ; Female ; Humans ; Internet ; Male ; Mediation Analysis ; Motivation ; Reinforcement, Psychology ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Video Games/psychology ; Young Adult
    • Abstract:
      Females in empirically based peer-reviewed studies of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) are underrepresented, despite evidence that there are only minor gender disparities present in online gaming. Moreover, few studies have specifically evaluated adult gender effects, within a formal diagnosis of IGD, and behavioral motivation, as defined by the reinforcing behavioral function. A mediation analysis evaluated the relationship between gender, behavioral motivation, and the diagnostic features in online gaming among adults to understand the impact of motivation on videogame playing. This study interviewed 304 adults (aged >18 years) in which 178 identified as female. Participants completed the Video Game Functional Assessment-Revised (VGFA-R) and the 20-item Internet Gaming Disorder Test (IGDT-20) through an online survey. Results showed that number of hours played per week, and subfactors of the VGFA-R differed between gender, indicating that the function and the maintaining of videogame play are essential in evaluating videogame addiction. These findings support and extend the literature's limited findings concerning gender and online gaming.
    • Contributed Indexing:
      Keywords: Internet gaming disorder; diagnosis; gender; mediation analysis; motivation
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20200714 Date Completed: 20201223 Latest Revision: 20201223
    • Publication Date:
      20240105
    • Accession Number:
      10.1089/cyber.2019.0445
    • Accession Number:
      32654509