The mediating effect of motivations between psychiatric distress and gaming disorder among esport gamers and recreational gamers

Research examining the relationship between gaming disorder, gaming motivations, and mental health is increasing, but the types of gaming use, such as recreational gaming and esports are not commonly distinguished. The present study compared recreational gamers and esport gamers (N = 4284) on a numb...

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Main Authors: Fanni Bányai, Mark D. Griffiths, Zsolt Demetrovics, Orsolya Király
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-10-01
Series:Comprehensive Psychiatry
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0010440X19300409