Problematic Internet use and psychosocial well-being among MMO players

By Scott E. Caplan, Dmitri Williams, N. Yee. Computers in Human Behavior, 2009

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Subfields: Communication, Sociology and Political Science

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Video Game Addiction: Past, Present and Future (2012, background): “In relation to personality traits, gaming addiction has been shown to have association with neuroticism [61,96], aggression and hostility [69,96-98], avoidant and schizoid interpersonal tendencies [67], loneliness and introversion [97], social inhibition [99], boredom inclination [69], sensation-see”
A conceptual and methodological critique of internet addiction research: Towards a model of compensatory internet use (2014, unknown): “Importantly, in the study by Caplan et al. (2009) psychosocial well-being was controlled for as they suspected that associations between psycho-social well-being or motivations for play and internet addiction may be spurious.”
Online Gaming Addiction? Motives Predict Addictive Play Behavior in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (2012, background): “However, only a single subcomponent for each main motivation cluster appeared to be signiﬁcant rather than all subcomponents, which provides further details on Caplan et al.’s ﬁndings.”
Clinical and Personality Correlates of MMO Gaming (2013, background): “Caplan (2002, 2005) has also suggested that individuals who lack self-presentation skills are likely to prefer online interactions to face-to-face communication, which fosters excessive Internet use. In support of this idea, Caplan (2003) has reported that preference for online social interaction, l”
The Role of Avoidance Coping and Escape Motives in Problematic Online Gaming: A Systematic Literature Review (2020, background): “The escape motive refers to the intentional involvement in playing videogames to detach from the real world, to immerse into a fantasy world, and/or avoid real-life problems (Caplan et al. 2009).”
An Overview of Problematic Gaming (2015, background): “…al., 2008; Caplan et al., 2009; Mehroof and Griffiths, 2010), avoidant and schizoid tendencies (Allison et al., 2006), loneliness and introversion (Caplan et al., 2009), social inhibition (Porter et al., 2010), boredom inclination (Chiu et al., 2004), sensation-seeking (Chiu et al., 2004; Mehroof…”
Internet Gaming Addiction: A Systematic Review of Empirical Research (2012, background): “…related to Internet gaming addiction: avoidant and schizoid interpersonal tendencies (Allison et al. 2006), loneliness and introversion (Caplan et al. 2009), social inhibition (Porter et al. 2010), aggression and hostility (Caplan et al. 2009; Chiu et al. 2004; Kim et al. 2008; Mehroof…”
Internet Gaming Addiction in Adolescence: Risk Factors and Maladjustment Correlates (2018, background): “Consistent with many previous correlational studies, IGD appears to be linked to various dysfunctional outcomes including a wide range of psychological symptoms and behavioral and social problems (Batthyány et al. 2009; Brunborg et al. 2014; Caplan et al. 2009; Chan and Rabinowitz 2006; Collins et a”
Attachment disorganization and dissociation in virtual worlds: A study on problematic Internet use among players of online role playing games. (2012, background): “The sociodemographic characteristics of this subsample of mud players are consistent with those detected in several studies on addiction to online role-playing games (caplan et al. 2009, Liu and Peng 2009, Yee 2006a, 2007).”