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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2019

The role of family and personality traits in Internet gaming disorder: A mediation model combining cognitive and attachment perspectives.

Melina A Throuvala, Mari Janikian, Mark D Griffiths, Mike Rennoldson, Daria J Kuss

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Melina A ThrouvalaInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department,Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham,UK.
Mari JanikianSchool of Graduate and Professional Education,Deree - The American College of Greece, Athens,Greece.
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department,Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham,UK.
Mike RennoldsonPsychology Department,Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham,UK.
Daria J KussInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department,Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham,UK.
Nottingham Trent University · GBThe American College of Greece · GR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsGaming disorder was recently recognized as a mental health disorder by the World Health Organization and included in the International Classification of Diseases. Extensive research has been conducted with regard to psychosocial correlates and comorbidity, less so for the developmental mechanisms and the processes leading to the disorder. The association between family factors, personality traits, and gaming has been studied independently but not in combination. To fill this gap in knowledge, this study examined (a) the association between parental acceptance-rejection theory and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and (b) the mediating and moderating effect of core self-evaluations (CSE), a personality construct, on the aforementioned variables.

methodsThe study was quantitative and involved young adults members of online gaming communities (N = 225).

resultsThe results showed that parental rejection is associated with the occurrence of IGD, only through the mediating effect of CSE. The moderation model was not confirmed. DISCUSSION: Findings bridge early emotional deficits with CSE personality traits and IGD, based on two widely acknowledged theoretical frameworks. In addition, they highlight the importance of the father's role in upbringing.

conclusionsThese frameworks combine cognitive and attachment perspectives and a process-oriented approach to the development and maintenance of IGD. The implications of these findings are discussed in relation to (a) the mechanisms leading to the disorder and (b) providing an evidence base for therapeutic interventions for IGD to go beyond abstinence and include self-esteem enhancement and efficacy contingencies. Directions for future research are also provided in this study.

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InternetObject AttachmentParent-Child RelationsRejection, PsychologySelf-AssessmentVideo GamesAdolescentAdultBehavior, AddictiveDisruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct DisordersFemaleHumansMalePersonalityRisk FactorsYoung Adultattachmentcore self-evaluationsgaming addictionInternet gaming disorderparental acceptance–rejectionPARTheory

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PMID30739463
PMCPMC7044602
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