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Direct linkBeranuy, Marta; Carbonell, Xavier; Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2013
Online gaming addiction is a relatively under-researched area and there have been few studies examining online gamers in treatment. This paper reports the findings from a qualitative interview study of nine players undergoing treatment for their addictive playing of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). A face-to-face…
Descriptors: Addictive Behavior, Grounded Theory, Friendship, Computer Games
Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2010
The paper outlines the advantages, disadvantages, and other implications of using the Internet to collect data from gaming addicts. Drawing from experience of numerous addiction studies carried out online by the author, and by reviewing the methodological literature examining online data collection among both gambling addicts and video game…
Descriptors: Video Games, Participant Observation, Research Methodology, Data Collection
