Social gaming, lonely life? The impact of digital game play on adolescents' social circles
In recent years, there have been rising concerns about the impact of online video game play
on users' socialization, particularly among adolescent players. The current study addresses …
on users' socialization, particularly among adolescent players. The current study addresses …
To dwell among gamers: Investigating the relationship between social online game use and gaming-related friendships
Social online games are a mass phenomenon and, for most of the users, a social activity.
Even though there are numerous studies on social online games they do not explicitly …
Even though there are numerous studies on social online games they do not explicitly …
Escaping reality through videogames is linked to an implicit preference for virtual over real-life stimuli
Background From the theory of compensatory Internet use, escapism through videogames
may constitute a coping strategy that is sometimes helpful but, in some cases, maladaptive …
may constitute a coping strategy that is sometimes helpful but, in some cases, maladaptive …
Need for relatedness: A self-determination approach to examining attachment styles, Facebook use, and psychological well-being
JH Lin - Asian Journal of Communication, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Employing attachment theory and self-determination theory, this study argues that
attachment style represents essential innate needs for social connection among individuals …
attachment style represents essential innate needs for social connection among individuals …
Psychosocial causes and consequences of online video game play
Due to its worldwide popularity, researchers have grown concerned as to whether or not
engagement within online video gaming environments poses a threat to public health …
engagement within online video gaming environments poses a threat to public health …
Absent friends? Smartphones, mediated presence, and the recoupling of online social contact in everyday life
This article contributes to the geographical understanding of how mobile online presence
enabled by smartphones transforms human spatial practices; that is, people's everyday …
enabled by smartphones transforms human spatial practices; that is, people's everyday …
The relationship between online video game involvement and gaming-related friendships among emotionally sensitive individuals
Some researchers believe that online gaming spaces can be socially accommodating
environments for socially inhibited individuals, such as the socially inept, socially anxious, or …
environments for socially inhibited individuals, such as the socially inept, socially anxious, or …
Specific smartphone uses and how they relate to anxiety and depression in university students: A cross-cultural perspective
T Panova, X Carbonell, A Chamarro… - Behaviour & …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
People around the world spend hours of their daily lives using smartphones; therefore, it is
important to conduct cross-cultural research on the effects of smartphone use on health and …
important to conduct cross-cultural research on the effects of smartphone use on health and …
A stress-coping model of problem online video game use
It is argued that problem video game use (PVGU) has similarities with behavioral addictions
such as problem gambling. Unlike other addictions, the predictors of online PVGU have not …
such as problem gambling. Unlike other addictions, the predictors of online PVGU have not …
Compulsive Internet use and relations between social connectedness, and introversion
This study aims to further understand factors involved in compulsive Internet use, with
specific focus on the relation between social connectedness, the trait introversion, and …
specific focus on the relation between social connectedness, the trait introversion, and …