Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014).

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 conten...

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Published in:Addiction Vol. 111; no. 1; pp. 167 - 176
Main Authors: Griffiths, Mark D., Rooij, Antonius J., Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel, Starcevic, Vladan, Király, Orsolya, Pallesen, Ståle, Müller, Kai, Dreier, Michael, Carras, Michelle, Prause, Nicole, King, Daniel L., Aboujaoude, Elias, Kuss, Daria J., Pontes, Halley M., Lopez Fernandez, Olatz, Nagygyorgy, Katalin, Achab, Sophia, Billieux, Joël, Quandt, Thorsten, Carbonell, Xavier
Format: commentary Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2016
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          Griffiths, Mark D.
          Rooij, Antonius J.
          Kardefelt‐Winther, Daniel
          Starcevic, Vladan
          Király, Orsolya
          Pallesen, Ståle
          Müller, Kai
          Dreier, Michael
          Carras, Michelle
          Prause, Nicole
          King, Daniel L.
          Aboujaoude, Elias
          Kuss, Daria J.
          Pontes, Halley M.
          Lopez Fernandez, Olatz
          Nagygyorgy, Katalin
          Achab, Sophia
          Billieux, Joël
          Quandt, Thorsten
          Carbonell, Xavier
        affil: Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham UK
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          Internet Addiction Diagnosis
          Video Games Psychosocial Factors
          Internet Addiction Classification
          DSM
          Consensus
          Internet Addiction Symptoms
          Behavior, Addictive
          Video Games Adverse Effects
          Deception
          Interpersonal Relations
      ab: 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.
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