Video gaming in a hyperconnected world: A cross-sectional study of heavy gaming, problematic gaming symptoms, and online socializing in adolescents

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• 作者：Michelle Colder Carras^a ; ^{mcarras@jhu.edu} ; Antonius J. Van Rooij^b ; ^c ; Dike Van de Mheen^b ; ^d ; Rashelle Musci^a ; Qian-Li Xue^e ; ^f ; Tamar Mendelson^a
• 关键词：Video games ; Social networking ; Social anxiety ; Depression ; Loneliness ; Friendship quality
• 刊名：Computers in Human Behavior
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：68
• 期：Complete
• 页码：472-479
• 全文大小：810 K
• 卷排序：68

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Adolescent heavy video game use may be normative in a social context. We use latent class analysis to group adolescents by types of heavy media use. Heavy game play is associated with more depressive symptoms. Heavy game play and heavy online social interaction together may be protective. For content validity, Internet gaming disorder should include social interaction.