The association between video gaming and psychological functioning

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dc.contributor.authorHeiden, Juliane M. von der
dc.contributor.authorBraun, Beate
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Kai
dc.contributor.authorEgloff, Boris
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T10:36:20Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T12:36:20Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractVideo gaming is an extremely popular leisure-time activity with more than two billion users worldwide (newzoo, 2017). However, the media as well as professionals have underscored the potential dangers of excessive video gaming. With the present research, we aimed to shed light on the relation between video gaming and gamers’ psychological functioning. Questionnaires on personality and psychological health as well as video gaming habits were administered to 2,734 individuals (2,377 male, 357 female, Mage = 23.06, SDage = 5.91). Results revealed a medium-sized relation between intense video gaming and poor psychological functioning with regard to psychological symptoms, affectivity, coping, and self-esteem. Moreover, gamers’ reasons for playing and their preferred game genres were differentially related to psychological functioning with the most notable findings for distraction-motivated players as well as action game players. Future studies are needed to examine whether these psychological health risks reflect the causes or consequences of video gaming.en_GB
dc.description.sponsorshipDFG, Open Access-Publizieren Universität Mainz / Universitätsmedizin
dc.identifier.doihttp://doi.org/10.25358/openscience-189
dc.identifier.urihttps://openscience.ub.uni-mainz.de/handle/20.500.12030/191
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:hebis:77-publ-591805
dc.language.isoeng
dc.rightsCC-BY-4.0de_DE
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologiede_DE
dc.subject.ddc150 Psychologyen_GB
dc.titleThe association between video gaming and psychological functioningen_GB
dc.typeZeitschriftenaufsatzde_DE
jgu.journal.titleFrontiers in psychology
jgu.journal.volume10
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 02 Sozialwiss., Medien u. Sport
jgu.organisation.departmentFB 04 Medizin
jgu.organisation.nameJohannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz
jgu.organisation.number7910
jgu.organisation.number2700
jgu.organisation.placeMainz
jgu.organisation.rorhttps://ror.org/023b0x485
jgu.pages.alternativeArt. 1731
jgu.publisher.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01731
jgu.publisher.issn1664-1078
jgu.publisher.nameFrontiers Research Foundation
jgu.publisher.placeLausanne
jgu.publisher.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01731
jgu.publisher.year2019
jgu.rights.accessrightsopenAccess
jgu.subject.ddccode150
jgu.type.dinitypeArticle
jgu.type.resourceText
jgu.type.versionPublished versionen_GB
opus.affiliatedHeiden, Juliane M. von der
opus.affiliatedMüller, Kai
opus.affiliatedEgloff, Boris
opus.date.accessioned2019-08-14T10:36:20Z
opus.date.available2019-08-14T12:36:20
opus.date.modified2019-08-14T10:44:33Z
opus.identifier.opusid59180
opus.institute.number0434
opus.institute.number0204
opus.metadataonlyfalse
opus.organisation.stringFB 04: Medizin: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapiede_DE
opus.organisation.stringFB 02: Sozialwissenschaften, Medien und Sport: Psychologisches Institutde_DE
opus.subject.dfgcode00-000
opus.type.contenttypeKeinede_DE
opus.type.contenttypeNoneen_GB

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