Internet Gaming Disorder and its associated personality traits: a systematic review using PRISMA guidelines

Şalvarlı, ŞI and Griffiths, MD ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2021. Internet Gaming Disorder and its associated personality traits: a systematic review using PRISMA guidelines. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19, pp. 1420-1442. ISSN 1557-1874

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Abstract

For most individuals, videogame playing is a fun and enjoyable activity that brings many benefits. However, for a small minority, the activity can be problematic and has led to much research into “gaming disorder.” In explanations concerning the contributory factors to gaming disorder, personality traits have been increasingly studied. The present paper carried out a systematic review of available literature using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) guidelines. The inclusion criteria were (i) publication date between 2000 and 2018, (ii) being an empirical study, (iii) written in English and Turkish languages (the two languages spoken by the authors), (iv) published in a scholarly peer-reviewed journal, and (v) conducted an assessment of IGD and personality traits objectively. Studies were excluded from the review if they were (i) single-case studies, (ii) unpublished thesis and dissertation studies, and (iii) not published in a peer-reviewed journal. Following these procedures, 21 eligible empirical studies were included. Results demonstrated that 24 distinct personality traits had been examined in relation to IGD and that some of these traits were demonstrated as risk factors for gaming addiction (although not always in the same direction).

Item Type: Journal article
Publication Title: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Creators: Şalvarlı, Ş.I. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher: Springer New York
Date: October 2021
Volume: 19
ISSN: 1557-1874
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Number
Type
10.1007/s11469-019-00081-6
DOI
81
Publisher Item Identifier
915225
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Divisions: Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by: Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added: 01 May 2019 13:09
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2021 14:22
URI: https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/36374

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