Loot boxes in Spanish adolescents and young adults: Relationship with internet gaming disorder and online gambling disorder

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Highlights：

• Loot boxes (a microtransaction in which gamers pay money for a randomized virtual item) present similarity to gambling.

• Out of 6633 participants (11–30 y/o) 30.4% had purchased a loot box in the last 12 months (28.9% among minors).

• Those who purchased a loot box in the last year had a prevalence rate of 3.66 of presenting an internet gaming disorder.

• Those who purchased a loot box in the last year had a prevalence rate of 4.85 of presenting an online gambling disorder.

• A scale for measuring problematic use of Loot Boxes that presents adequate reliability and validity is presented.

摘要

•Loot boxes (a microtransaction in which gamers pay money for a randomized virtual item) present similarity to gambling.•Out of 6633 participants (11–30 y/o) 30.4% had purchased a loot box in the last 12 months (28.9% among minors).•Those who purchased a loot box in the last year had a prevalence rate of 3.66 of presenting an internet gaming disorder.•Those who purchased a loot box in the last year had a prevalence rate of 4.85 of presenting an online gambling disorder.•A scale for measuring problematic use of Loot Boxes that presents adequate reliability and validity is presented.

论文关键词：Loot boxes,Gaming,IGD,Gambling,Prevalence

论文评审过程：Received 28 May 2021, Revised 8 July 2021, Accepted 6 September 2021, Available online 7 September 2021, Version of Record 9 September 2021.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107012