EverQuest - It's just a computer game right? An interpretative phenomenological analysis of online gaming addiction

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 205-216

  Chappell, Darren ^a   Eatough, Virginia ^b   Davies, Mark N O ^a   Griffiths, Mark ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computer game; EverQuest; Gambling; Interpretative phenomenological analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747837772     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-006-9028-6     Document Type: Article

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