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@article{Ballou:2021:10.1098/rsos.201385,
author = {Ballou, N and Van, Rooij AJ},
doi = {10.1098/rsos.201385},
journal = {Royal Society Open Science},
title = {The relationship between mental well-being and dysregulated gaming: a specification curve analysis of core and peripheral criteria in five gaming disorder scales},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201385},
volume = {8},
year = {2021}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Gaming disorder (also known as dysregulated gaming) has received significant research and policy attention based on concerns that certain patterns of play are associated with decreased mental well-being and/or functional impairment. In this study, we use specification curve analysis to examine analytical flexibility and the strength of the relationship between dysregulated gaming and well-being in the form of general mental health, depressive mood and life satisfaction. Dutch and Flemish gamers (n = 424) completed an online survey containing five unique dysregulated gaming measures (covering nine scale variants) and three well-being measures. We find a consistent negative relationship; across 972 justifiable regression models, the median standardized regression coefficient was −0.39 (min: −0.54, max: −0.19). Data show that the majority of dysregulated gaming operationalizations converge upon highly similar estimates of well-being. However, variance is introduced by the choice of well-being measure; results indicate that dysregulated gaming is more strongly associated with depressive mood than with life satisfaction. Weekly game time accounted for little to no unique variance in well-being in the sample. We argue that research on this topic should compare a broad range of psychosocial well-being outcomes and explore possible simplifications of the DSM-5 gaming disorder criteria. Given somewhat minute differences between dysregulated gaming scales when used in survey-based studies and largely equivalent relationships with mental health indicators, harmonization of measurement should be a priority.
AU - Ballou,N
AU - Van,Rooij AJ
DO - 10.1098/rsos.201385
PY - 2021///
SN - 2054-5703
TI - The relationship between mental well-being and dysregulated gaming: a specification curve analysis of core and peripheral criteria in five gaming disorder scales
T2 - Royal Society Open Science
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201385
UR - https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201385
VL - 8
ER -