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32 - Gaming Disorder

from Part IV - Effects in Cyber Behavior

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

By
Cecilia Cheng  and
Ka-wai Alison Li
Edited by
Zheng Yan
Zheng Yan
Affiliation:
University at Albany, State University of New York
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Summary

1 Introduction

2 Gaming Disorder as an Emergent Problem and Its Global Prevalence

3 Prominent Figures in Research on Gaming Disorder

4 Research on Biopsychosocial Mechanisms Underlying Gaming Disorder

5 Associations between Personal Issues and Gaming Disorder

 5.1 Anxiety

 5.2 Depression

 5.3 Loneliness

 5.4 Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 5.5 Longitudinal and Cross-Lagged Studies

 5.6 Cross-National Differences

 5.7 Sex Differences

6 Associations between Interpersonal Issues and Gaming Disorder

 6.1 Family Functioning

 6.2 Bullying Victimization

 6.3 Social Competence

7 Future Directions

Keywords

addictioninternet gamingonline gamingvideo gamingcomputer gamessmartphonesgameplayinformation technologymental healthpsychological well-being
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The Cambridge Handbook of Cyber Behavior , pp. 968 - 1004
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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