Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health

Christian M Jones; Laura Scholes; Daniel Johnson; Mary Katsikitis; Michelle C Carras

doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00260

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Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health

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Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health

Christian M Jones, Laura Scholes, Daniel Johnson, Mary Katsikitis and Michelle C Carras

Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.5, 260

2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00260

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Abstract

videogames

mental health

well-being

PERMA

Seligman

flourishing

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.

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Title: Gaming well: links between videogames and flourishing mental health
Authors: Christian M Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Laura Scholes (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Daniel Johnson (Author) - Queensland University of Technology
Mary Katsikitis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Michelle 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
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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