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Daria J. Kuss
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International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
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Background and aims: Research suggests that excessive online gaming may lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts. Since games are particularly appealing to children and adolescents, these individuals may be more at risk than other groups of developing gaming addiction. Methods: Given these potential concerns, a literature review was undertaken in order (i) to present the classification basis of online gaming addiction using official mental disorder frameworks, (ii) to identify empirical studies that assess online gaming addiction in children and adolescents, and (iii) to present and evaluate the findings against the background of related and established mental disorder criteria. Results: Empirical evidence comprising 30 studies indicates that for some adolescents, gaming addiction exists and that as the addiction develops, online gaming addicts spend increasing amounts of time preparing for, organizing, and actually gaming. Conclusions: Evidence suggests that problematic online gaming can be conceptualized as a behavioral addiction rather than a disorder of impulse control.
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| Journal of Behavioral Addictions | |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Size | A4 |
| Year of Foundation |
2011 |
| Volumes per Year |
1 |
| Issues per Year |
4 |
| Founder | Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem |
| Founder's Address |
H-1053 Budapest, Hungary Egyetem tér 1-3. |
| Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó |
| Publisher's Address |
H-1117 Budapest, Hungary 1516 Budapest, PO Box 245. |
| Responsible Publisher |
Chief Executive Officer, Akadémiai Kiadó |
| ISSN | 2062-5871 (Print) |
| ISSN | 2063-5303 (Online) |
Senior editors
Editor(s)-in-Chief: Zsolt DEMETROVICS
Assistant Editor(s):
Csilla ÁGOSTON
Dana KATZ
Associate Editors
- Stephanie ANTONS (Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Joel BILLIEUX (University of Lausanne, Switzerland)
- Beáta BŐTHE (University of Montreal, Canada)
- Matthias BRAND (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)
- Daniel KING (Flinders University, Australia)
- Gyöngyi KÖKÖNYEI (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Ludwig KRAUS (IFT Institute for Therapy Research, Germany)
- Marc N. POTENZA (Yale University, USA)
- Hans-Jurgen RUMPF (University of Lübeck, Germany)
- Ruth J. VAN HOLST (Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands)
Editorial Board
- Sophia ACHAB (Faculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, Switzerland)
- Alex BALDACCHINO (St Andrews University, United Kingdom)
- Judit BALÁZS (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Maria BELLRINGER (Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand)
- Henrietta BOWDEN-JONES (Imperial College, United Kingdom)
- Damien BREVERS (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg)
- Julius BURKAUSKAS (Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Lithuania)
- Gerhard BÜHRINGER (Technische Universität Dresden, Germany)
- Silvia CASALE (University of Florence, Florence, Italy)
- Luke CLARK (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada)
- Jeffrey L. DEREVENSKY (McGill University, Canada)
- Geert DOM (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
- Nicki DOWLING (Deakin University, Geelong, Australia)
- Hamed EKHTIARI (University of Minnesota, United States)
- Jon ELHAI (University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, USA)
- Ana ESTEVEZ (University of Deusto, Spain)
- Fernando FERNANDEZ-ARANDA (Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
- Naomi FINEBERG (University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)
- Sally GAINSBURY (The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia)
- Belle GAVRIEL-FRIED (The Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Israel)
- Biljana GJONESKA (Macedonian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Republic of North Macedonia)
- Marie GRALL-BRONNEC (University Hospital of Nantes, France)
- Jon E. GRANT (University of Minnesota, USA)
- Mark GRIFFITHS (Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom)
- Joshua GRUBBS (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA)
- Anneke GOUDRIAAN (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Susumu HIGUCHI (National Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Japan)
- David HODGINS (University of Calgary, Canada)
- Eric HOLLANDER (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, USA)
- Zsolt HORVÁTH (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Susana JIMÉNEZ-MURCIA (Clinical Psychology Unit, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain)
- Yasser KHAZAAL (Geneva University Hospital, Switzerland)
- Orsolya KIRÁLY (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Chih-Hung KO (Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan)
- Shane KRAUS (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, USA)
- Hae Kook LEE (The Catholic University of Korea, Republic of Korea)
- Bernadette KUN (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Katerina LUKAVSKA (Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic)
- Giovanni MARTINOTTI (‘Gabriele d’Annunzio’ University of Chieti-Pescara, Italy)
- Gemma MESTRE-BACH (Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, La Rioja, Spain)
- Astrid MÜLLER (Hannover Medical School, Germany)
- Daniel Thor OLASON (University of Iceland, Iceland)
- Ståle PALLESEN (University of Bergen, Norway)
- Afarin RAHIMI-MOVAGHAR (Teheran University of Medical Sciences, Iran)
- József RÁCZ (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary)
- Michael SCHAUB (University of Zurich, Switzerland)
- Marcantanio M. SPADA (London South Bank University, United Kingdom)
- Daniel SPRITZER (Study Group on Technological Addictions, Brazil)
- Dan J. STEIN (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
- Sherry H. STEWART (Dalhousie University, Canada)
- Attila SZABÓ (Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
- Hermano TAVARES (Instituto de Psiquiatria do Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil)
- Wim VAN DEN BRINK (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Alexander E. VOISKOUNSKY (Moscow State University, Russia)
- Aviv M. WEINSTEIN (Ariel University, Israel)
- Anise WU (University of Macau, Macao, China)
- Ágnes ZSILA (ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary)
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