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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2025

The Role of Videogame Micro-Transactions in the Relationship Between Motivations, Problem Gaming, and Problem Gambling.

Erin Gibson, Mark D Griffiths, Filipa Calado, Andrew Harris

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Erin GibsonInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK. N0964891@ntu.ac.uk.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-1036
Mark D GriffithsInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524
Filipa CaladoInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2906-7279
Andrew HarrisInternational Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ, UK.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9627-4900

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Emerging research has highlighted potential associations between micro-transaction use and problematic videogame and gambling behaviour. An increasingly prominent theory highlights that self-determined motivations and basic psychological needs may play crucial roles in the development of problematic videogame and gambling behaviour. However, literature discussing the role that micro-transaction use has in this relationship is scarce. The present study examined the role of micro-transactions in the relationship between self-determined motivations for gaming and gambling and problematic behaviour (internet gaming disorder and problem gambling severity). A sample of 370 participants (74.1% male, M

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Behavior, AddictiveGamblingInternet Addiction DisorderMotivationVideo GamesAdultFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultGaming disorderMicro-transactionsMotivationsProblem gamblingSelf-determinationVideogames

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PMID39535584
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