The Role of Structural Characteristics in Problematic Video Game Play: An Empirical Study
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Only few studies until now aim to understand why specific online applications and their in-built elements are potentially addictive.
“Although, the different strains of research presented so far in Section 1 led to valuable insights into the nature of IUDs, only few studies until now aim to understand why specific online applications and their in-built elements are potentially addictive [44,45].”
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- Authors
- King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D.
- Affiliations
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- Corresponding author
- King, Daniel L.
- Venue
- International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
- Published
- 2010-08-07
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 320-333
- ISSN
- 1557-1874 (ISSN-L)
- 1557-1882
- OpenAlex
- W2066123921
- Cited by
- 184
- References
- 48
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- FWCI
- 22.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction (publishedVersion)
- Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
- Nottingham Trent University's Institutional Repository (Nottingham Trent Repository) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Keywords
- game design, reward and punishment, game enjoyment, gaming behavior
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