In-Game Need Satisfaction, Frustration, and Gaming Addiction Patterns Across Subgroups of Adolescents Through Structural Equation Modeling: Cross-Sectional and Instrument Validation Study of the Youth Gaming Experience Scales.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Gaming is a prevalent activity during adolescence, a developmental stage characterized by vulnerability to gaming disorder (GD). According to the self-determination theory, gaming environments can satisfy and frustrate basic psychological needs-autonomy, competence, and relatedness-processes linked to GD. However, existing research has primarily focused on adult populations, and validated instruments assessing both in-game need satisfaction (NS) and in-game need frustration (NF) in adolescents are lacking.

Objective

This study aimed to address this gap by validating the Spanish version of the Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction and Frustration Scale for Gaming (BPNSFS-G) in adolescents. We examined its psychometric properties, its relationship with GD and gaming

SUBMITTER: Lujan-Barrera A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12658397 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature