Video Game Addiction And Motivation In Emerging Adults: A Person-Centered Approach

<p>This study investigated risk for problem video game play (PVGP) and motivation for play in emerging adult college students. A sample of 700 undergraduate students were recruited to participate in an online survey. A person-centered approach was utilized to examine risk for PVGP, and found three clusters of individuals representing a High Functioning/High Gaming group, A Low Functioning/Moderate Gaming group, and a High Functioning/Low Gaming group. For motivation it was found that participants who derived satisfaction of higher order needs from video game play had an increased likelihood of PVGP. In addition, individuals who had lower satisfaction with physiological needs, were more likely to play video games as a means of escape.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Open Access Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Psychology

Year dc:date.available

2016

Author dc:creator

• Kohl, Amy Beth

Contributors dc:contributor

• Robert T. Partridge

• Emerging Adult
• Problem Video Game Playing
• Video Game Addiction
• Psychology

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.wayne.edu/oa_dissertations/1454

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.wayne.edu:oa_dissertations-2453