In-game Social Interaction and Gaming Disorder: A Perspective From Online Social Capital.

ABSTRACT: Background and Aims: Social interaction in the online games has been found to predict gaming disorder, but little research has examined the mechanism of this association. Drawing on the social capital theory, the present study investigated the mediating role of online social capital on the relationship between in-game social interaction and gaming disorder and the moderating role of alienation on the relationship between online social capital and gaming disorder. Methods: A sample of 457 Chinese massively multiplayer online role-playing game gamers was recruited to complete the In-game Social Interaction Questionnaire, Online Social Capital Scale, Alienation Scale, and Pathological Gaming Scale. Results: The results showed that online social capital was a mediator in t

SUBMITTER: Heng S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7886677 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature