Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions
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Marino, C., Canale, Natale, Vieno, Alessio, Caselli, Gabriele, Scacchi, Luca and Spada, Marcantonio M. (2020). Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 9 (3), pp. 617-628. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00044
Authors | Marino, C., Canale, Natale, Vieno, Alessio, Caselli, Gabriele, Scacchi, Luca and Spada, Marcantonio M. |
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Abstract | AbstractBackground and aimsIn recent years, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been recognized as a mental health problem. Although research has found that social anxiety, motives, the preference for online social interactions (POSI), and metacognitions about online gaming are independent predictors of IGD, less is known about their relative contribution to IGD. The aim of the current study was to model the relationship between social anxiety, motives, POSI, metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD.MethodsFive hundred and forty three Italian gamers who play more than 7 h a week (mean age = 23.9 years; SD = 6.15 years; 82.5% males) were included in the study. The pattern of relationships specified by the theoretical model was examined through path analysis.ResultsResults showed that social anxiety was directly associated with four motives (escape, coping, fantasy, and recreation), POSI, and positive and negative metacognitions about online gaming, and IGD. The Sobel test showed that negative metacognitions about online gaming played the strongest mediating role in the relationship between social anxiety and IGD followed by escape, POSI, and positive metacognitions. The model accounted for 54% of the variance for IGD.Discussion and conclusionsOverall, our findings show that, along with motives and POSI, metacognitions about online gaming may play an important role in the association between social anxiety and IGD. The clinical and preventive implications of these findings are discussed. |
Keywords | Medicine (miscellaneous); Clinical Psychology; Psychiatry and Mental health; General Medicine |
Year | 2020 |
Journal | Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
Journal citation | 9 (3), pp. 617-628 |
Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó |
ISSN | 2062-5871 |
2063-5303 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2020.00044 |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Jul 2020 |
Online | 12 Oct 2020 |
12 Oct 2020 | |
12 Oct 2020 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 22 Jun 2020 |
Deposited | 18 Aug 2020 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
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