Detailed Information on Publication Record
2016
Interpersonal dependency and online gaming addiction
ŠKAŘUPOVÁ, Kateřina and Lukas BLINKABasic information
Original name
Interpersonal dependency and online gaming addiction
Authors
ŠKAŘUPOVÁ, Kateřina (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Lukas BLINKA (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2016, 2062-5871
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher
Hungary
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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Impact factor: 4.134
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/16:00087873
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000372954900011
Keywords in English
online gaming addiction; high engagement; interpersonal dependency; motivations to play
Změněno: 9/1/2017 14:05, Mgr. Kateřina Škařupová, Ph.D.
Abstract
V originále
Background and aims The present study explores the relationship between social motivations and addiction to online gaming and if that possible connection can be explained by the personality traits responsible for social functioning. Methods We employ Bornstein’s concept of interpersonal dependency to distinguish healthy dependency, dysfunctional detachment, and destructive overdependence, and Charlton and Danforth’s conceptualisation of online gaming addiction and high engagement. An online questionnaire was administered to a self-nominated sample of 4,074 online gamers. Two regression models were constructed to separately explain gaming addiction and high engagement using social motivations to play, while controlling for age, gender, and time spent online. Results High scores on subscales measuring dysfunctional detachment and destructive overdependence were positively associated with online gaming addiction, while healthy dependency was negatively correlated with addiction scores. In contrast, the overall role of social motivation was negligible. Discussion People with healthy relationship profiles are less likely to develop problematic patterns of online gaming. High in-game engagement, although sharing some factors with addiction, was only poorly explained by the study variables, suggesting the mutual exclusiveness of addiction and engagement.
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