Gaming addiction, definition and measurement: A large-scale empirical study

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2150-2155

  Spekman, Marloes L C ^a   Konijn, Elly A ^a,c   Roelofsma, Peter H M P ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c De Boelelaan 1105   (Netherlands)

^d De Boelelaan 1105 ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Game exposure; MMPI 2; Pathological gaming; Substance abuse; Video gaming addiction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENTS; GAME EXPOSURE; MMPI-2; PATHOLOGICAL GAMINGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VIDEO GAMING;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84878540597     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2013.05.015     Document Type: Article

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