Latest Findings on Internet Videogame Addiction

Research papers related to Internet addiction, video game addiction and Internet gaming disorder

Since the inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder as a condition of further study in the DSM, there has been a growing body of evidence and research related to Internet Addiction Disorder (IAD), Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), and videogame addiction in general. This list (while not exhaustive) highlights the research being conducted in this area over the past few decades.

• Turel O, Romashkin A, Morrison KM (2016) Health Outcomes of Information System Use Lifestyles among Adolescents: Videogame Addiction, Sleep Curtailment and Cardio-Metabolic Deficiencies. PLoS ONE 11(5): e0154764. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0154764
• Kornhuber J, Zenses E-M, Lenz B, Stoessel C, Bouna-Pyrrou P, Rehbein F, et al. (2013) Low 2D:4D Values Are Associated with Video Game Addiction. PLoS ONE 8(11): e79539. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0079539
• Meerkerk, G. J., Van den Eijnden, R. J. J. M., Vermulst, A. A., & Garretsen, H. (2009).The compulsive internet use scale (CIUS), Some psychometric properties. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 12(1), 1–6.
• Regina J. J. M. van den Eijnden, Renske Spijkerman, Ad A. Vermulst, Tony J. van Rooij and Rutger C. M. E. Engels (2009).The Effects of Escape from Self and Interpersonal Relationship on the Pathological Use of Internet Games. J Abnorm Child Psychol, Retrieved online from Springerlink.com.
• Block, JJ. (2008). Issues for DSM-V: internet addiction. The American Journal of Psychiatry.165 (3), 306-7.
• Fitzpatrick JJ. (2008). Internet addiction: recognition and interventions. Archives of Psychiatric Nursing. 22 (2), 59-60.
• Lixuan Zhang, Clinton Amos, William C. McDowell (2008). A Comparative Study of Internet Addiction between the United States and China CyberPsychology & Behavior, 11 (6), 727-729 DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0026
• Block, JJ. (2007).Pathological computer use in the USE, in 2007 International Symposium on the Counseling and Treatment of Youth Internet Addiction, Seoul, Korea, National Youth Commission, P. 433
• Meerkerk, G. J. (2007). Pwned by the internet: explorative research into the causes and consequences of compulsive internet use. Rotterdam: IVO. Dissertation.
• Yen, J. Y., Yen, C. F., Chen, C. C., Chen, S. H., & Ko, C. H. (2007). Family factors of internet addiction experience in Taiwanese adolescents. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 10(3), 323–329.
• Allison, Sara E., von Wahlde, Lisa, Shockley, Tamra, Gabbard, Glen O. (2006) The Development of the Self in the Era of the Internet and Role-Playing Fantasy Games. Am J Psychiatry, 163: 381-385.
• Ko, C., Yen, J., Chen, C., Chen, S., Wu, K., & Yen, C. (2006, December). Tridimensional Personality of Adolescents With Internet Addiction Experience. Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, 51(14), 887-894. Retrieved May 23, 2009 from Academic Search Complete database.
• Wang, R., Bianchi, S. M., & Raley, S. B. (2005). Teenagers’ Internet use and family rules: a research note. Journal of Marriage and Family, 67(5), 1249–1258.
• Moody, E. J. (2004) Internet Use and Its Relationship to Loneliness. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 4(3): 393-401. doi:10.1089/109493101300210303.
• Nichols, L. A., & Nicki, R. (2004). Development of a psychometrically sound internet addiction scale: a preliminary step. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 18(4), 381–384.
• Young, K. S. (2004). Internet Addiction: A New Clinical Phenomenon and Its Consequences. American Behavioral Scientist, Vol. 48, No. 4, 402-415.
• Shapira, N. A., Lessig, M. C., Goldsmith, T. D., Szabo, S. T., Lazoritz, M., Gold, M. S., et al. (2003). Problematic internet use: proposed classification and diagnostic criteria. Depression and Anxiety, 17(4), 207–216.
• Beard, K.W., Wolf, E.M. (2001). Modification in the proposed diagnostic criteria for Internet addiction. Cyberpsychol Behav, 4:377-383.
• Greenfield, D. N. (1999). Psychological characteristics of compulsive Internet use: a preliminary analysis. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2(5), 403–412.
• Young, K. S., Pistner, M., O’Mara, J., & Buchanan, J. (1999). Cyber disorders: the mental health concern for the new millennium. CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2(5), 475–479.