ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2019
Disentangling the effects of empathy components on Internet gaming disorder: A study of vulnerable youth in China.
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- Gaming motivations and gaming disorder symptoms: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022Pooled it
- Differential associations between distinct facets of empathy, engaged gaming, and problematic gaming behaviours.BMC psychology · 2026Article
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- From Social Networking Site Use to Subjective Well-Being: The Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Mediating Pathways of Prosocial Behavior among Vocational College Students in China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Effects of Psychological Distress and Coping Resources on Internet Gaming Disorder: Comparison between Chinese and Japanese University Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Prosocialness in young males with substance and behavioral addictions.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2021Article
- Managing Game-Related Conflict With Parents of Young Adults With Internet Gaming Disorder: Development and Feasibility Study of a Virtual Reality App.JMIR serious games · 2021Article
- The Effects of Need Satisfaction and Dissatisfaction on Flourishing among Young Chinese Gamers: The Mediating Role of Internet Gaming Disorder.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Predictive Value of Emotional Intelligence for Internet Gaming Disorder: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND
aimsPrevious research shows that empathy can be one of the potential protective factors for Internet gaming disorder (IGD), yet the complex relationships between multidimensional factors of empathy and IGD remain understudied. Thus, a major question moving forward is to resolve the mixed empirical data by examining the specific contributions of empathy components. In this study, we disentangle the effects of cognitive component (i.e., perspective taking) and affective component (i.e., empathic concern and personal distress) on IGD symptoms and propose affect-oriented mediation pathways between them.
methodsWe surveyed a large sample (N = 3,348) of Chinese vocational school students, one of the most vulnerable groups to online gaming addiction.
resultsOur structural equation modeling results revealed that only personal distress, but not empathic concern or perspective taking, positively predicted IGD symptoms. However, empathic concern and personal distress were negatively and positively predicted gaming motive of escape from reality, respectively, which in turn predicted IGD symptoms. Furthermore, we found an indirect effect of perspective taking on IGD through empathic concern and then gaming motive of escape from reality. DISCUSSION AND
conclusionThe findings underscore the importance of separating the affective and cognitive components to understand the complex relationships between the empathy and IGD, and support our theorizing of the affect-oriented mediation mechanism.
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