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- Title
Eyes on the Screen: Video Game Pathological Usage Symptoms and Time Spent Playing.
- Authors
Gheţău, Cosmin
- Abstract
Video games are widely considered an activity with possibly addictive consequences; as a result, behavioural addiction characteristics related to gaming are recognized in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD‑11) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM‑5). Specific characteristics of Pathological Game Usage (PGU) still incite debate among researchers across a spectrum of domains. Time Spent Playing (TSP) is one of the most discussed elements in relation to Pathological Video‑Game Use (PGU). The present study involving 140 respondents researched a possible relationship between the average time spent playing over two specific kinds of days. Statistically specific analyzes, such as correlations and regressions were performed between TSP (based on self‑reported data addressing a specific kind of day: free day/ holiday and work/school day) and PGU (based on the scale developed by Gentile, 2009). Results indicate positive correlations between symptoms/elements of PGU and TSP. Additionally, results indicated significantly higher scores on the PGU scale for males suggesting possible gender differences in the presence of problematic use characteristics.
- Publication
Social Work Review / Revista de Asistenta Sociala, 2022, Issue 3, p81
- ISSN
1583-0608
- Publication type
Academic Journal