Psychological and social implications surrounding internet and gaming addiction / Jonathan Bishop, Centre for Research into Online Communities and E-Learning Systems, [editor].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bishop, Jonathan, 1979-

Series:

Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies

Advances in psychology, mental health, and behavioral studies (APMHBS) book series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Internet addiction.

Internet--Psychology.

Internet--Social aspects.

Compulsive gambling.

Behavior, Addictive--therapy.

Internet.

Video Games--psychology.

Psychology.

Medical Subjects:

Behavior, Addictive--therapy.

Internet.

Video Games--psychology.

Physical Description:

xx, 335 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.

Place of Publication:

Hershey, PA, USA : Information Science Reference, an imprint of IGI Global, [2015]

Summary:

"This book focuses on the dark side of technology and the ways in which individuals are falling victim to compulsive internet use as well as gaming and gambling addictions"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Internet gaming disorder: a deeper look into addiction vs. high engagement / Mario Lehenbauer-Baum, Martina Fohringer

New concepts, old known issues: The DSM-5 and internet gaming disorder and its assessment / Halley M Pontes, Mark D. Griffiths

Determining the risk of digital addiction to adolescent targets of internet trolling: implications for the UK legal system / Jonathan Bishop

Dangers of playing with the virtual other in mind: a psychoanalytical view on digital role-playing games and the edge between facilitating personality development and endangering the player's psyche / Katharina Mittlbèock

Avoiding adverse consequences from digital addiction and retaliatory feedback: the role of the participation continuum / Ashu M.G. Solo, Jonathan Bishop

"I can't do it by myself": an IPA of clients seeking psychotherapy for their MMORPG addiction / Daria Joanna Kuss

Cyber-stalking or just plain talking?: investigating the linguistic properties of rape-threat messages as compulsive behaviours / Mark Beech, Jonathan Bishop

A theoretical model, including user-experience, aesthetics, and psychology, in the 3D design process / Thomas Photiadis, Nicos Souleles

Using "on-the-fly corpus linguistics" to systematically derive word definitions using inductive abstraction and reductionist correlation analysis: considering seductive and gratifying properties of computer jargon / Jonathan Bishop

The association between internet addiction and psychosocial variables / Bahadir Bozoglan, Veysel Demirer.

The impacts of alcohol on e-dating activity: increases in flame trolling corresponds with higher alcohol consumption / Jason Barratt, Jonathan Bishop

Consulting the British public in the digital age: technological innovation and internet addiction in the Web 2.0 era / Shefali Virkar

Responsible gambling laws' contributions to behaviour change in problem gamblers in online poker / Wynford Compton, Dino M. Minoli, Mark M.H. Goode

The games people play: exploring digital addiction within the context of the gamification of ICT project design for public sector administration reform / Shefali Virkar.

Notes:

"Premier reference source"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-328) and index.

ISBN:

9781466685956

1466685956

OCLC:

907659606