Coping, escapism, and fantasy motives and depression symptoms mediate the relationship between emotion dysregulation and gaming disorder
The results indicate that individuals with emotion dysregulation and higher levels of depression symptoms may use video games as an emotion regulation strategy. Managing emotion dysregulation and coping in the context of video games may aid in the clinical course for gaming disorder and co-occurring depression. Future research should utilize longitudinal designs to investigate study variables.
Authors
- Christian Bäcklund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4813-0309)
- Hanna Malmberg Gavelin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-9018)
- Daniel Eriksson Sörman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2709-9966)
- Orsolya Király
- Zsolt Demetrovics
- Jessica K. Ljungberg
Institutions
- Eötvös Loránd University (HU)
- Flinders University (AU)
- Luleå University of Technology (SE)
- University of Gibraltar
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100663
- Primary Topic
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00