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ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2022

Brief Report: Investigating the Motivations and Autistic Traits of Video Gamers.

Elliot Millington, David R Simmons, Heather Cleland Woods

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Article in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Elliot MillingtonSchool of Psychology, University of Glasgow, 62 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK.
David R SimmonsSchool of Psychology, University of Glasgow, 62 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK. David.Simmons@glasgow.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8278-2816
Heather Cleland WoodsSchool of Psychology, University of Glasgow, 62 Hillhead Street, Glasgow, G12 8QB, UK.

Funding

Economic and Social Research Council Collaborative Studentship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Video games are commonly of interest in autism, with autistic adolescents playing twice as much as their Typically Developing peers. The aims of this study are to investigate whether motivations to play video games measured using the Gaming Attitudes, Motivations and Experiences Scales and autistic traits using the Autism Spectrum Quotient can predict time spent playing video games. 57 participants were recruited from internet forums and completed an online questionnaire. The preliminary results revealed that only escapism and social motivation predicted time spent playing games. Further investigation revealed interactions between autistic traits and several motivational scales, including escapism, completionism, and customisation. This has consequences for future research into how autistic people use video games to ease their anxieties.

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Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderVideo GamesAdolescentAttitudeHumansInternetMotivationSurveys and QuestionnairesAutismAutistic TraitsEscapismMotivationsVideo Games

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PMID33886033

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