The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report
Abstract The relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder can be moderated by other variables. This study aimed to test the moderating role of mental health. Participants (N = 461) were recruited online. Gaming time was a statistically significant predictor of gaming disorder risk, with an e...
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| description | Abstract The relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder can be moderated by other variables. This study aimed to test the moderating role of mental health. Participants (N = 461) were recruited online. Gaming time was a statistically significant predictor of gaming disorder risk, with an explained variance of 3.3%. The goodness of fit of the model that took into account both moderators (anxiety and depression) improved to 13.9%. The interaction between gaming time and both moderators was significant. The results showed that depression and anxiety acted as moderators of the dosage effect, possibly by amplifying the gratification of playing games and thus contributing to the development of gaming disorder. It may be important in practise, as it seems to place the mental health at the right place, namely among risk factors that can contribute to gaming disorder in combination with a key trigger, which is gaming. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fb6e6ae88ed477eb853b3a47d03e5352024-01-14T12:22:49ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222024-01-011411910.1038/s41598-024-51568-9The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief reportPaweł Strojny0Magdalena Żuber1Agnieszka Strojny2Institute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian UniversityInstitute of Applied Psychology, Faculty of Management and Social Communication, Jagiellonian UniversityAbstract The relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder can be moderated by other variables. This study aimed to test the moderating role of mental health. Participants (N = 461) were recruited online. Gaming time was a statistically significant predictor of gaming disorder risk, with an explained variance of 3.3%. The goodness of fit of the model that took into account both moderators (anxiety and depression) improved to 13.9%. The interaction between gaming time and both moderators was significant. The results showed that depression and anxiety acted as moderators of the dosage effect, possibly by amplifying the gratification of playing games and thus contributing to the development of gaming disorder. It may be important in practise, as it seems to place the mental health at the right place, namely among risk factors that can contribute to gaming disorder in combination with a key trigger, which is gaming.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51568-9 |
| spellingShingle | Paweł Strojny Magdalena Żuber Agnieszka Strojny The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report Scientific Reports |
| title | The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report |
| title_full | The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report |
| title_fullStr | The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report |
| title_full_unstemmed | The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report |
| title_short | The interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk: a brief report |
| title_sort | interplay between mental health and dosage for gaming disorder risk a brief report |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-51568-9 |
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