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    Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Männikkö, N. and Ruotsalainen, H. and Miettunen, J. and Pontes, Halley and Kääriäinen, M. (2020) Problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Health Psychology 25 (1), pp. 67-81. ISSN 1359-1053.

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    Abstract

    This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the interplay between problematic gaming behaviour and health-related outcomes at different developmental stages. A total of 50 empirical studies met the specified inclusion criteria, and a meta-analysis using correlation coefficients was used for the studies that reported adverse health implications regarding the impact of problematic gaming behaviour on depression, anxiety, obsessive–compulsive disorder and somatisation. Overall, the results suggested that problematic gaming behaviour is significantly associated with a wide range of detrimental health-related outcomes. Finally, the limitations of this review alongside its implications were discussed and considered for future research.

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    Item Type: Article
    Keyword(s) / Subject(s): health, Internet gaming disorder, problematic gaming
    School: Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science > School of Psychological Sciences
    Depositing User: Administrator
    Date Deposited: 15 Mar 2021 14:50
    Last Modified: 07 Aug 2023 16:15
    URI: https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/43503

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