Detailed Information on Publication Record
2016
Dysfunctional impulsivity in online gaming addiction and engagement
BLINKA, Lukas, Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ and Kristína MITTEROVÁBasic information
Original name
Dysfunctional impulsivity in online gaming addiction and engagement
Authors
BLINKA, Lukas (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Kateřina ŠKAŘUPOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Kristína MITTEROVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 2016, 1802-7962
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences
Country of publisher
Czech Republic
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
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RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14230/16:00088299
Organization unit
Faculty of Social Studies
UT WoS
000399972700005
Keywords in English
Dysfunctional impulsivity; impulsivity; gaming engagement; gaming addiction; internet gaming disorder
Změněno: 13/2/2019 13:30, Mgr. Blanka Farkašová
Abstract
V originále
mpulsivity has been shown to be related to both substance- and non-substance addictions. In the case of internet gaming addiction, on one hand, higher impulsivity and sensation seeking have been reported in problematic online gamers. On the other hand, problematic online gamers were also identified as introverted, socially anxious, and generally inhibited in behaviour. Our study investigates the role of dysfunctional impulsivity in gaming addiction. A sample of 1,510 Czech and Slovak online gamers completed a questionnaire that was advertised online and targeted the core of the gaming community. Internet gaming addiction was measured using the Addiction-Engagement Questionnaire (Charlton & Danforth, 2010). Dysfunctional impulsivity was measured using the 11 items of Dickman’s (1990) sub-scale of the Impulsivity Inventory. Pearson’s correlation coefficients were calculated for variables and a regression model was constructed using hierarchical linear regression to determine the association between online gaming addiction and dysfunctional impulsivity, while controlling for age, gender, and the frequency of online gaming. A set of chi-square tests was employed to compare the patterns of addiction criteria among highly impulsive addicted gamers and non-impulsive addicted gamers. Although dysfunctional impulsivity was a good predictor of gaming addiction (beta = .252), it actually explained only about 7% of the addiction variance. Problematic gamers high on impulsivity had similar patterns of addiction criteria as non-impulsive gamers, with only one exception – they had a significantly higher tendency to relapse. There was no role of impulsivity in gaming engagement. The results suggest that dysfunctional impulsivity is a risk factor for online gaming addiction (similar to other addictions), but it does not have prominent explanatory value in itself. Also, the results show that problematic gamers high on impulsivity are more prone to relapse and reinstatement.
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