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Author : | Irie T.; Shinkawa H.; Tanaka M.; Yokomitsu K. | |
Title | Online-gaming and mental health: Loot boxes and in-game purchases are related to problematic online gaming and depression in adolescents |
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| Reference : | Irie T.; Shinkawa H.; Tanaka M.; Yokomitsu K. Online-gaming and mental health: Loot boxes and in-game purchases are related to problematic online gaming and depression in adolescents,Current Psychology |
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| Link to article | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85129742459&doi=10.1007%2fs12144-022-03157-0&partnerID=40&md5=e87a66ae8a58d1d5e8706cfdabb926cd |
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| Abstract | Studies have found that adolescents’ in-game purchases are related to psychosocial problems. In-game purchases, including loot boxes—which contain random video game items that can be purchased with real-world money—are new systems; therefore, the associated problems have not been fully examined. This study examined whether adolescents planned their in-game purchases and looked into the issues related to purchasing styles. We surveyed 1,052 Japanese high school students (591 females, 443 males, and 18 others, aged 15–18 years) on their monthly allowance, time spent on online gaming, in-game purchases, gaming problems, and depression symptoms. The results revealed that adolescents who made unplanned purchases reported a greater degree of problems than those who planned their purchases. Among the non-planners, loot box users had poorer mental health than nonuser counterparts. These results revealed the relationship between psychosocial problems and problematic gaming, including unplanned purchases and the use of loot boxes among adolescents. Therefore, these relationships become important areas to focus on, to understand problematic online gaming. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. |
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