GameStat - Longitudinal Data on the Use of Computer- und Video-Games in Germany 2011-2013

Use of Computer- und Video-Games. Personality.

Topics: frequency and duration of playing on the computer or console (alone or together with other gamers); mobile gaming; genre preferences; importance of game attributes; favorite games (open); hardware; spending on average per month for gaming.

Experience: number of years the respondent has been playing video or console games; self-rating of skills as a gamer (Beginner, Advanced, Expert); duration and frequency; gambling; motivation (psychological motivation: escapism, relaxation, enjoyment, narration, excitement, passing time, success, competence, roles, exploration); social motivation (interaction, teamplay, competition).

Media use and spare time activities: number of hours watching TV and reading newspapers or magazines each day; number of hours of internet use for private and professional purposes; frequency of different spare time activities.

Personality (agression, sociability, self-esteem, achievement orientation, competetiveness, conservatism, self-efficacy); social skills; identification as a gamer.

Housing situation; currently school pupil or college/university student; school type; nationality; language;

Real life satisfaction: satisfaction with work/school, college/university, leisure time, sleep, family life, current gaming perfomance); satisfation with life; personal spendable income; party preference (sunday question); success (professional/academic success, in-game success).

Social capital: personal relationship (e.g. number of good friends); social integration (activities in social groups, clubs or other organisations); social capital gaming; friends and gaming.

Game addiction (salience, tolerance, mood modification, withdrawal, conflict, addiction others).

Cultivation: attitudes towards militarism, sexism and gender roles.

Changes in life (family situation and professional life) since the last interview a year ago (only waves 2 and 3)

Demography: age; sex; marital status; living together with a partner; occupational status; employment; education (highest academic degree); household size; number of persons in the household younger than 18 years; monthly household income;

Additionally coded was: respondent-ID; West/East; genre and USK Altersfreigabe of the favorite games.