Attentional bias in excessive Internet gamers: Experimental investigations using an addiction Stroop and a visual probe

Jeromin, Franziska; Nyenhuis, Nele; Barke, Antonia

doi:10.1556/2006.5.2016.012

Attentional bias in excessive Internet gamers: Experimental investigations using an addiction Stroop and a visual probe

Background and aims Internet Gaming Disorder is included in the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5 th edition) as a disorder that merits further research. The diagnostic criteria are based on those for Substance Use Disorder and Gambling Disorder. Excessive gamblers and pers…