eCite Digital Repository
Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014)
Citation
Griffiths, MD and Van Rooij, AJ and Kardefelt-Winther, D and Starcevic, V and Kiraly, O and Pallesen, S and Muller, K and Dreier, M and Carras, M and Prause, N and King, DL and Aboujaoude, E and Kuss, DJ and Pontes, HM and Lopez Fernandez, O and Nagygyorgy, K and Achab, S and Billieux, J and Quandt, T and Carbonell, X and Ferguson, CJ and Hoff, RA and Derevensky, J and Haagsma, MC and Delfabbro, P and Coulson, M and Demetrovics, Z, Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014), Addiction, 111, (16) pp. 167-175. ISSN 0965-2140 (2015) [Contribution to Refereed Journal]
![]() | PDF Pending copyright assessment - Request a copy 146Kb |
Abstract
This commentary paper critically discusses the recent debate
paper by Petry et al. (2014) that argued there was now an
international consensus for assessing Internet Gaming
Disorder (IGD). Our collective opinions vary considerably
regarding many different aspects of online gaming.
However, we contend that the paper by Petry and
colleagues does not provide a true and representative
international community of researchers in this area. This
paper critically discusses and provides commentary on
(i) the representativeness of the international group that
wrote the ‘consensus’ paper, and (ii) each of the IGD
criteria. The paper also includes a brief discussion on
initiatives that could be taken to move the field towards
consensus. It is hoped that this paper will foster debate
in the IGD field and lead to improved theory, better
methodologically designed studies, and more robust
empirical evidence as regards problematic gaming and
its psychosocial consequences and impact.
Item Details
Item Type: | Contribution to Refereed Journal |
---|---|
Keywords: | gaming addiction, gaming addiction assessment, IGD assessment, internet gaming disorder, problematic gaming, video game addiction |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Mental health services |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Public health (excl. specific population health) |
Objective Field: | Mental health |
UTAS Author: | Pontes, HM (Dr Halley de Oliveira Miguel Pontes) |
ID Code: | 132459 |
Year Published: | 2015 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 230 |
Deposited By: | Psychology |
Deposited On: | 2019-05-08 |
Last Modified: | 2019-06-03 |
Downloads: | 0 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page