Frontiers in Psychology
Why gamers get hooked: the role of reinforcement-based motives and gender in the risk of internet gaming disorder
Introduction Growing attention has been paid to the mechanisms underlying Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD), yet less is known about how reinforcement-based gaming motives are associated with IGD severity and whether these associations differ by gender. Methods Guided by opponent process theory and the I-PACE model, this study conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey of 1,252 gamers. Network analysis was used to examine the motivational network of IGD, and network comparison analysis was conducted to assess ge …