Journal article
Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.5, 260
2014
PMCID: PMC3978245
PMID: 24744743
Abstract
This paper is a review of the state of play of research linking videogaming and flourishing, and explores the role of videogames and technology to improve mental health and well-being. Its purpose is to develop understandings about the positive intersection of gaming and well-being, to document evidence regarding links between videogames and positive mental health, and to provide guidelines for use by other researchers as they design and use tools and games to improve mental health and well-being. Using Huppert's (Huppert and So, 2013) proposition that to flourish is more than the absence of mental disorder but rather a combination of feeling good and functioning effectively, resulting in high levels of mental well-being, and Seligman's (Seligman, 2011) PERMA theory of well-being, the paper identifies strengths in existing games that generate positive affect, positive functioning, and positive social functioning, contributing to, and supporting mental health and well-being.
Details
- Title
- Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health
- Authors
- Christian M Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessLaura Scholes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessDaniel Johnson (Author) - Queensland University of TechnologyMary Katsikitis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and BusinessMichelle C Carras (Author) - Johns Hopkins University, United States
- Publication details
- Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.5, 260; 8
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation
- Date published
- 2014
- DOI
- 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00260
- ISSN
- 1664-1078
- PMID
- 24744743; PMC3978245
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2014 Jones, Scholes, Johnson, Katsikitis and Carras. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Organisation Unit
- School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99448762102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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