Association Between Gaming Disorder, Action Videogames, Working Memory Capacity and Cognitive Control.
Previous studies have focused on social, personality, emotional, and environmental factors associated with gaming and gaming disorder (GD) risk. However, little is still known about the relationship between cognitive functioning and GD in the context of playing action videogames. Consequently, the p...
| Published in: | International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 812 - 839 |
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=191498579&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 191498579 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 15571874 46AW jtl: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction issn: 15571874 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Feb2026 vid: 24 iid: 1 pid: 237 pub: Springer Nature artinfo: ui: 191498579 10.1007/s11469-024-01429-3 ppf: 812 ppct: 27 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P size: 982KB tig: atl: Association Between Gaming Disorder, Action Videogames, Working Memory Capacity and Cognitive Control. aug: au: Cudo, Andrzej Kopiś-Posiej, Natalia Zabielska-Mendyk, Emilia Griffiths, Mark D. affil: https://ror.org/04qyefj88 Department of Experimental Psychology, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland https://ror.org/016f61126 Department of Clinical Neuropsychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland https://ror.org/04xyxjd90 International Gaming Research Unit, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK su: Gaming disorder Video games Control (Psychology) Short-term memory sug: subj: Gaming disorder Video games Control (Psychology) Home entertainment equipment merchant wholesalers Doll, Toy, and Game Manufacturing Video game publishers Video game design and development services Short-term memory keyword: Action videogames Cognitive control Gaming Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Working memory capacity Action videogames Cognitive control Gaming Psychology and Cognitive Sciences Psychology Working memory capacity ab: Previous studies have focused on social, personality, emotional, and environmental factors associated with gaming and gaming disorder (GD) risk. However, little is still known about the relationship between cognitive functioning and GD in the context of playing action videogames. Consequently, the present study examined the association between gaming disorder, time spent playing action videogames, working memory capacity, and cognitive control. The sample comprised 527 active gamers (268 female gamers; M = 22.12 years, SD = 2.84, age range: 18–38 years). Gaming disorder was assessed using the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Short-Form. The AX-CPT task assessed cognitive control in the Dual Mechanisms of Cognitive Control. The Operation Span Task and Symmetry Span Task assessed working memory capacity. The time spent playing videogames was evaluated using classifications presented in the Video Game Questionnaire. Results showed that gaming disorder was positively associated with time spent playing both action and non-action videogames. Also, action videogames were positively associated with working memory capacity and negatively associated with proactive cognitive control mode. The findings also showed a positive indirect effect of working memory capacity in the relationship between time spent playing action videogames and proactive cognitive control mode. The present study addressed a research gap regarding the relationship between videogame playing, gaming disorder, and gamers' cognitive functioning. The study's results also demonstrated possible oppositional effects between the time spent playing action games and proactive cognitive control mode. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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