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Buono FD, Sprong ME, Lloyd DP, Cutter CJ, Printz DM, Sullivan RM, Moore BA. Delay Discounting of Video Game Players: Comparison of Time Duration Among Gamers. Cyberpsychology, behavior and social networking. 2017 Feb 1; 20(2):104-108.
Dimensions for VA is a web-based tool available to VA staff that enables detailed searches of published research and research projects. Video game addiction or Internet game disorder, as proposed by the DSM-5 (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition), has similar criterion characteristics to other impulse control disorders. There is limited research examining video game addiction within a behavioral economic framework using delay discounting. The current study evaluated delay-discounting patterns of money and video game play by usual weekly hours of video game play. A total of 104 participants were split into 1 of 3 groups of video game players (low, medium, and high) and were asked to complete a monetary and video game discounting procedure through an online survey. Results showed significant differences between groups within both the monetary (p? = 0.003) and video game discounting procedures (p? = 0.004). Additionally, a positive linear relationship was noted between the groups across both procedures. The results of the current article reinforce previous findings that more hours of video game use are associated with greater impulsivity and provide implications for future research.
