ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2023
Biopsychosocial factors of gaming disorder: a systematic review employing screening tools with well-defined psychometric properties.
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- Overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on problematic video game use and gaming disorder in adolescents and young adults.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Review
- Sex differences in the longitudinal association between high risk of internet gaming disorder and subsequent suicidality among adolescents: A cohort study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2026Article
- Social connectedness in mobile gaming: how family dynamics shape children's virtual interactions.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Mediating role of depression and gender in the relationship between daily video games exposure and internet gaming disorder (IGD) among college students.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- Ensemble coding of crowd facial emotion in Internet gaming disorder under the emotional interference condition: An ERP study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Inconsistent Bodily Feedback? Interoceptive Sensibility Affects Internet Gaming Disorder in Emerging Adults.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Social context in the development of problematic gaming habits: a narrative exploration.Discover mental health · 2025Article
- Psychological risk factors for problematic social network use: An overview of systematic reviews andAddictive behaviors reports · 2025Review
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Abstract
Background and aims: Considering the growing number of gamers worldwide and increasing public concerns regarding the negative consequences of problematic gaming, the aim of the present systematic review was to provide a comprehensive overview of gaming disorder (GD) by identifying empirical studies that investigate biological, psychological, and social factors of GD using screening tools with well-defined psychometric properties. Materials and methods: A systematic literature search was conducted through PsycINFO, PubMed, RISS, and KISS, and papers published up to January 2022 were included. Studies were screened based on the GD diagnostic tool usage, and only five scales with well-established psychometric properties were included. A total of 93 studies were included in the synthesis, and the results were classified into three groups based on biological, psychological, and social factors. Results: Biological factors ( Discussion: When the excess amount of assessment tools with varying psychometric properties were controlled for, mixed results were observed with regards to impulsivity, social relations, and family-related factors, and some domains suffered from a lack of study results to confirm any relevant patterns. Conclusion: More longitudinal and neurobiological studies, consensus on a diagnostic tool with well-defined psychometric properties, and an in-depth understanding of gaming-related factors should be established to settle the debate regarding psychometric weaknesses of the current diagnostic system and for GD to gain greater legitimacy in the field of behavioral addiction.
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