Psychological predictors of problematic involvement in massively multiplayer online role-playing games: Illustration in a sample of male cybercafé players

Psychopathology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-171

  Billieux, Joël ^a,b,c   Chanal, Julien ^a   Khazaal, Yasser ^c   Rochat, Lucien ^a,b   Gay, Philippe ^b   Zullino, Daniele ^c   Van Der Linden, Martial ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Swiss Centre for Affective Sciences   (Switzerland)

^c GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Addiction; Impulsivity; Internet; MMORPG; Motivation; Self regulation; UPPS; Video games; World of Warcraft

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 79952100615     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000322525     Document Type: Article

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