Mobile gaming and Internet addiction: When is playing no longer just fun and games?

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Highlights：

• This study explores linkages with mobile game uses and internet addiction (IA).

• A model based on uses and gratifications theory is tested.

• Mobile gamers (n = 200) were recruited to complete an online Qualtrics survey.

• Positive relationships emerged between materialism and IA.

• Social support did not moderate the relationship between materialism and IA.

摘要

•This study explores linkages with mobile game uses and internet addiction (IA).•A model based on uses and gratifications theory is tested.•Mobile gamers (n = 200) were recruited to complete an online Qualtrics survey.•Positive relationships emerged between materialism and IA.•Social support did not moderate the relationship between materialism and IA.

论文关键词：Mobile gaming,Ritualized media use,Uses and gratifications theory,Behavioral addiction

论文评审过程：Received 15 April 2021, Revised 12 August 2021, Accepted 17 August 2021, Available online 3 September 2021, Version of Record 13 September 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106989