Video Game Addiction, Engagement and Symptoms of Stress, Depression and Anxiety: The Mediating Role of Coping

International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 565-578

  Loton, Daniel ^a   Borkoles, Erika ^a,b   Lubman, Dan ^c,d   Polman, Remco ^a,b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coping; Mental health; Video game addiction; Video game engagement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938491292     PISSN: 15571874     EISSN: 15571882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-015-9578-6     Document Type: Article

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