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01-06-2020 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Original Paper

Inattention and Disordered Gaming: Does Culture Matter?

Authors: Vasileios Stavropoulos, Kyi Lyn Baynes, Dominic Lloyd O’Farrel, Rapson Gomez, Astrid Mueller, Murat Yucel, Mark Griffiths

Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly | Issue 2/2020

Abstract

Problematic gaming has emerged as a contemporary concern, leading to the introduction of the diagnostic term ‘Internet Gaming Disorder’ (IGD; American Psychiatric Association). The present study aims to empirically assess the association between inattention and IGD, in the light of variable levels of vertical-individualism that reflects cultural inclinations towards independence, competitiveness, and hierarchy. The participants (N = 1032) comprised a normative cohort of Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO) gamers (Mage = 24 years; 48.7% male). IGD was measured with the nine-item short-form IGD Scale (IGD9-SF), inattention with the Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Self-Report Scale, and vertical individualism with the Individualism-Collectivism Questionnaire. Complex hierarchical and moderated regressions were employed. Findings demonstrated an association between IGD and inattention, and additionally showed that this association was exacerbated by a more vertically-individualistic cultural orientation without significant gender differences. The need of differentially addressing IGD risk among inattentive gamers of diverse cultural orientation is highlighted.

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Title: Inattention and Disordered Gaming: Does Culture Matter?
Authors: Vasileios Stavropoulos
Kyi Lyn Baynes
Dominic Lloyd O’Farrel
Rapson Gomez
Astrid Mueller
Murat Yucel
Mark Griffiths
Publication date: 01-06-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Published in: Psychiatric Quarterly / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 0033-2720
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6709
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-019-09702-8

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