Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014)

Griffiths, Mark D.; Rooij, Antonius J.; Kardefelt-Winther, Daniel; Starcevic, Vladan; Király, Orsolya; Pallesen, Ståle; Müller, Kai; Dreier, Michael; Carras, Michelle; Prause, Nicole; King, Daniel L.; Aboujaoude, Elias; Kuss, Daria J.; Pontes, Halley M.; Lopez Fernandez, Olatz; Nagygyorgy, Katalin; Achab, Sophia; Billieux, Joël; Quandt, Thorsten; Carbonell, Xavier; Ferguson, Christopher J.; Hoff, Rani A.; Derevensky, Jeffrey; Haagsma, Maria C.; Delfabbro, Paul; Coulson, Mark; Hussain, Zaheer; Demetrovics, Zsolt

doi:10.1111/add.13057

Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014)

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Title

Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: a critical commentary on Petry et al . (2014)

Journal

Addiction

Author(s)

Griffiths Mark D., Rooij Antonius J., Kardefelt-Winther Daniel, Starcevic Vladan, Király Orsolya, Pallesen Ståle, Müller Kai, Dreier Michael, Carras Michelle, Prause Nicole, King Daniel L., Aboujaoude Elias, Kuss Daria J., Pontes Halley M., Lopez Fernandez Olatz, Nagygyorgy Katalin, Achab Sophia, Billieux Joël, Quandt Thorsten, Carbonell Xavier, Ferguson Christopher J., Hoff Rani A., Derevensky Jeffrey, Haagsma Maria C., Delfabbro Paul, Coulson Mark, Hussain Zaheer, Demetrovics Zsolt

ISSN

0965-2140
1360-0443

Publication state

Published

Issued date

2016

Peer-reviewed

Oui

Volume

111

Number

Pages

167-175

Language

english

Abstract

This commentary paper critically discusses the recent debate
paper by Petry et al. (2014) that argued there was now an
international consensus for assessing Internet Gaming
Disorder (IGD). Our collective opinions vary considerably
regarding many different aspects of online gaming.
However, we contend that the paper by Petry and
colleagues does not provide a true and representative
international community of researchers in this area. This
paper critically discusses and provides commentary on
(i) the representativeness of the international group that
wrote the ‘consensus’ paper, and (ii) each of the IGD
criteria. The paper also includes a brief discussion on
initiatives that could be taken to move the field towards
consensus. It is hoped that this paper will foster debate
in the IGD field and lead to improved theory, better
methodologically designed studies, and more robust
empirical evidence as regards problematic gaming and
its psychosocial consequences and impact.

Keywords

Medicine (miscellaneous), Psychiatry and Mental health, Internet Gaming Disorder, Gaming Disorder

DOI

10.1111/add.13057

Pubmed

26669530

Web of science

000367070500025

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http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/26669530

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