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Journal article
Metacognition, Desire Thinking and Craving in Problematic Video Game Use
Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, Vol.7(4), pp.532-546
2022
PMID: 36034539
Abstract
Gaming addiction is now a prevalent and persistent phenomenon in modern society. This study aimed to assess the metacog-nitive model of desire thinking and craving in explaining problematic video game use and to examine the role that specific motives for gaming have towards positive metacognitions about desire thinking. A sample of participants (N = 186) aged between 18 and 58 years old, who were primarily male (81.8%), played online games and met the inclusion criteria for Inter-net gaming disorder, completed an online survey, and the data were cross-sectionally analysed. Specifically, path analysis confirmed that the metacognitive model of desire thinking and craving was predictive of gaming-related cognitions and crav-ings. Furthermore, an expanded model, which included measures of psychopathology, suggested that anger and anxiety may magnify the driving metacognitive and cognitive processes underlying cravings. Finally, a multiple regression revealed that gaming for escapism, coping and skill development associated with stronger positive metacognitions about desire thinking. The findings of this study reinforced the importance of understanding motive when exploring problematic gaming and provided support for the role of metacognitions about desire thinking in shaping video game use cravings. Such findings could benefit both research and practice in their approach to understanding and intervening on problematic gaming behaviours.
Details
- Title
- Metacognition, Desire Thinking and Craving in Problematic Video Game Use
- Authors
- Jack Bonner (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyAndrew Allen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacyMary Katsikitis (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - LegacySteven Love (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and SocietyLee Kannis-Dymand (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, Vol.7(4), pp.532-546
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date published
- 2022
- DOI
- 10.1007/s41347-022-00272-4
- ISSN
- 2366-5963; 2366-5963
- PMID
- 36034539
- Copyright note
- This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/.
- Organisation Unit
- Road Safety Research Collaboration; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Psychology; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99666997802621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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