The Role of Avoidance Coping and Escape Motives in Problematic Online Gaming: A Systematic Literature Review.
Over the past two decades, research into Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has markedly increased due to worldwide spread of online videogames. The reasons and motivations for playing greatly contribute to its popularity. Escapism and avoidance coping strategies have been studied extensively and concep...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 20; no. 2; pp. 996 - 1023 |
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