A Cross-Lagged Study of Developmental Trajectories of Video Game Engagement, Addiction, and Mental Health

Objectives: Video game addiction has been associated with an array of mental health variables. There is a paucity of longitudinal studies investigating such associations, and studies differentiating addicted gaming from problem and engaged (i.e., frequent but non-problem) gaming. The current explora...

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Main Authors: Elfrid Krossbakken, Ståle Pallesen, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Daniel Luke King, Helge Molde, Turi Reiten Finserås, Torbjørn Torsheim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02239/full