Pathways to Problematic Internet Gaming Dataset

People play Internet games for a variety of reasons but the motivations and outcomes of this gameplay are not always 'healthy'. Utilising a mixed methods approach, this research will help to better understand the pathways to problematic and non-problematic gameplay. With the aim of developing a conceptualisation of 'healthy gaming', this research will help to prevent negative outcomes and promote adaptive engagement with Internet games and help to refine public health agendas and, in turn, this will help to avoid the stigmatisation of non-problematic Internet gameplay.

人们参与网络游戏的动机多种多样，但此类游戏行为的驱动逻辑与最终结果并非始终处于健康范畴。本研究采用混合研究方法，旨在更全面地解析引发问题性游戏行为与非问题性游戏行为的路径机制。本研究旨在构建“健康游戏”的概念框架，以期规避网络游戏行为带来的负面后果，促进玩家对网络游戏的适应性参与，并助力优化公共卫生相关议程；同时，此举亦可避免对非问题性网络游戏行为施加污名化标签。