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Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games

BLINKA, Lukáš and David ŠMAHEL

Basic information

Original name

Addiction to Online Role-Playing Games

Authors

BLINKA, Lukáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and David ŠMAHEL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Hoboken, New Jersey, Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment, p. 73-90, 18 pp. 2010

Publisher

Wiley

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Kapitola resp. kapitoly v odborné knize

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Publication form

printed version "print"

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/10:00045276

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

ISBN

978-0-470-55116-5

Keywords in English

addictive behaviour; online role playing games; addiction treatment

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 13/3/2013 07:14, prof. PhDr. David Šmahel, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Online role-playing games (MMORPGs) belongs to one of the most extensive Internet applications and as such are also frequently discussed by academics, media and professionals as potentially leading their gamers to overuse and addiction. These games, like World of Warcraft e.g., became immensely popular with dozens of millions of gamers worldwide. Significant feature of these games is the intensity how long gamers stay online; it is more then 25 hours with frequent periods of playing more then 8 hours in a raw. The majority of gamers are males in the age between late adolescents and young adulthood. The factors of addiction in the game features are described, mainly pointing out persistency of the game, social bounds and easiness to reach flow state. On the contrary, the factors of addiction on the player site are introduced as well, identifying lower self-esteem and self-efficacy as key factors.

Links

MSM0021622406, plan (intention)
Name: Psychologické a sociální charakteristiky dětí, mládeže a rodiny, vývoj osobnosti v době proměn moderní společnosti
Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Psychological and social characteristics of children, youth and families, development of the personality in the time of changes of modern society