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ReviewJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand2025

Online gaming and wellbeing among Pacific youth: a scoping review.

Jean M Uasike Allen, Joanna Ting Wai Chu, Carine Umutoniwase, David Taufui Mikato Fa'avae, Lawrence May, Jacoba Matapo, Analosa Veukiso-Ulugia

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Review in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Jean M Uasike AllenCentre for Arts and Social Transformation Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata RauUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8165-2478
Joanna Ting Wai ChuCentre for Arts and Social Transformation Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata RauUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Carine UmutoniwaseCentre for Arts and Social Transformation Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata RauUniversity of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
David Taufui Mikato Fa'avaeSchool of Critical Studies, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Lawrence MaySchool of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Jacoba MatapoOffice of the Pro Vice Chancellor, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.
Analosa Veukiso-UlugiaSchool of Curriculum and Pedagogy, Faculty of Education and Social Work, Waipapa Taumata Rau | University of Auckland, Auckland, Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Abstract

Online gaming has become a core activity for leisure and as a career option. However, discourses on gaming are often adult-centric and position online gaming as detrimental to youth mental health and wellbeing. There is extensive research into online gaming and its intersections with gender and age, but our interests lie in gaming literature at the intersection of Pacific ethnicities. This article presents the findings of a scoping review focused on Pacific youth and online gaming. In line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, 56 studies were identified, with only 3 studies meeting the inclusion criteria. These studies investigated the relationship between gaming and gambling among Pacific youth and the gamification of mental health support through computerised cognitive behavioural theory (cCBT). They found that, while Pacific people spend more money on lootboxes than other ethnic groups, there is no association between purchasing lootboxes and gambling. Additionally, Pacific peoples are able to suggest solutions to mitigate risk of gaming harm. Findings of the scoping review indicate a scarcity of literature on online gaming and Pacific youth wellbeing. There is a need to explore this relationship between gaming and Pacific youth wellbeing from Pacific wellbeing perspectives.

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Mental healthonline gamingPacific modelsPacific youthwellbeing

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PMID40756832
PMCPMC12315164

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