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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2018

Thinking more broadly about policy responses to problematic video game use: A response to Király et al. (2018).

Douglas A Gentile

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Douglas A Gentile1 Department of Psychology, Iowa State University , Ames, IA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Király et al. (2018) did an excellent job of reviewing policies that are undertaken to prevent and respond to problematic video game use. I argue that there has been a failure of imagination when considering public policy - generally, we only think of governmental or legislative policies. This paper identifies several other ways we could consider public policy, providing examples of some that have already been enacted and suggesting others that could be, all without governmental intervention. These types of policies may not only be more practical, but also be more effective.

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Behavior, AddictiveVideo GamesHumansgaming disorderInternet gaming disorderpublic policyvideo game addiction

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PMID30010406
PMCPMC6426397

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