Online video game addiction: identification of addicted adolescent gamers
AddictionPublished 15 September 2010
Antonius J. van Rooij, Tim M. Schoenmakers, Ad A. Vermulst, Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Dike van de Mheen
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The findings contribute to the discussion on the inclusion of non-substance addictions in the proposed unified concept of 'Addiction and Related Disorders' for the DSM-V by providing indirect identification and validation of a group of suspected online video game addicts.
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The identification of a small group of addicted online gamers supports efforts to develop and validate questionnaire scales aimed at measuring the phenomenon of online video game addiction. The findings contribute to the discussion on the inclusion of non-substance addictions in the proposed unified concept of 'Addiction and Related Disorders' for the DSM-V by providing indirect identification and validation of a group of suspected online video game addicts.
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