The Big Five personality traits and online gaming: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Journal article
Akbari, M., Seydavi, Mohammad, Spada, Marcantonio M, Mohammadkhani, Shahram, Jamshidi, Shiva, Jamaloo, Alireza and Ayatmehr, Fatemeh (2021). The Big Five personality traits and online gaming: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00050
Authors | Akbari, M., Seydavi, Mohammad, Spada, Marcantonio M, Mohammadkhani, Shahram, Jamshidi, Shiva, Jamaloo, Alireza and Ayatmehr, Fatemeh |
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Abstract | Online gaming has become an essential form of entertainment with the advent of technology and a large sway of research has been undertaken to understand its various permutations. Previous reviews have identified associations between the Big Five personality traits and online gaming, but a systematic review and meta-analysis on the association between these constructs has yet to be undertaken. In the current study we aimed to fill this gap in the literature through a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising of 17 studies and 25,634 individuals (AgeMean = 26.55, males = 75%). The findings showed that agreeableness, extraversion, openness to experience, and neuroticism were not ubiquitously associated with online gaming. The findings showed that only conscientiousness, across samples, had a protective role in online gaming. Furthermore, there were non-significant variations in the Big Five personality traits associations with online gaming when comparing gamers to the general population, younger versus older participants, casual versus 'hardcore' gamers, and high versus low traits (with the exception of neuroticism). As a result of our observations, the underlying mechanisms of individual differences in online gaming remain unclear. Limitations and future directions for research are discussed. |
Keywords | systematic review.; meta-analysis; online gaming; Big Five personality traits |
Year | 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
Publisher | Akadémiai Kiadó |
ISSN | 2063-5303 |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2021.00050 |
Publication dates | |
25 Aug 2021 | |
Online | 25 Aug 2021 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 15 Oct 2021 |
Accepted | 07 Jul 2021 |
Publisher's version | License File Access Level Open |
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