Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Männikkö, N, Ruotsalainen, H, Miettunen, J, Pontes, HM ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8020-7623 and Kääriäinen, M, 2017. Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Health Psychology. ISSN 1359-1053

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Abstract

This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the interplay between problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes at different developmental stages. A total of 50 empirical studies met the specified inclusion criteria, and a meta-analysis using correlation coefficients was used for the studies that reported adverse health implications regarding the impact of problematic gaming behaviour on depression, anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder and somatisation. Overall, the results suggested that problematic gaming behaviour is significantly associated with a wide range of detrimental health-related outcomes. Finally, the limitations of this review alongside its implications were discussed and considered for future research.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Journal of Health Psychology
Creators:	Männikkö, N., Ruotsalainen, H., Miettunen, J., Pontes, H.M. and Kääriäinen, M.
Publisher:	SAGE Publishing
Date:	1 December 2017
ISSN:	1359-1053
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1177/1359105317740414 DOI
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jill Tomkinson
Date Added:	05 Dec 2017 14:39
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2017 14:39
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/32139

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