A vacation from your mind: Problematic online gaming is a stress response

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Highlights：

• Problematic online play is a response to life stress.

• Online games divert players’ attention from offline problems and thus provide stress relief.

• Both relaxing and stimulating online play provide stress relief.

• Too much in-game cognitive diversion leads to problems in more highly stressed gamers.

• In-game stress relief mediates between life stress and problematic online play.

摘要

•Problematic online play is a response to life stress.•Online games divert players’ attention from offline problems and thus provide stress relief.•Both relaxing and stimulating online play provide stress relief.•Too much in-game cognitive diversion leads to problems in more highly stressed gamers.•In-game stress relief mediates between life stress and problematic online play.

论文关键词：Online computer games,Virtual worlds,Stress,Cognitive diversion,Engagement,Internet addiction

论文评审过程：Available online 2 July 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.06.004