Gaming together, feeling better—or feeling worse? How social video gaming impacts loneliness and depressive mood differently for boys and girls

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F25%3A00141645" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/25:00141645 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563225001992" target="_blank" >https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563225001992</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2025.108752" target="_blank" >10.1016/j.chb.2025.108752</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Gaming together, feeling better—or feeling worse? How social video gaming impacts loneliness and depressive mood differently for boys and girls

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Social video gaming has become an integral part of adolescent life, yet its impact on well-being remains unclear. This longitudinal study examines how social gaming relates to loneliness and depressive mood among adolescents, considering both within-person and between-person associations. Additionally, it explores the moderating roles of gender and age. Data were collected from a large sample of Czech adolescents across four waves, with social gaming assessed using an adapted version of the Social Interaction Potential Assessment (SIPA) tool. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) was employed to distinguish stable between-person differences from within-person fluctuations over time. Findings revealed that while adolescents who generally played more social games reported higher loneliness at the between-person level, an increase in social gaming was associated with a decrease of loneliness at the within-person level. No direct link between social gaming and depressive mood was observed. Gender differences emerged, with social gaming reducing loneliness and depressive mood for boys but increasing both for girls at within-person level. Additionally, early adolescents were more likely to increase social gaming in response to depressive mood, whereas mid-adolescents showed the opposite pattern. These results suggest that while social gaming may provide temporary relief from loneliness, particularly for boys, it may also reflect underlying vulnerabilities, especially for girls. The findings highlight the need for a nuanced understanding of social gaming's role in adolescent well-being, considering individual differences in gender and age.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Gaming together, feeling better—or feeling worse? How social video gaming impacts loneliness and depressive mood differently for boys and girls

Popis výsledku anglicky

Social video gaming has become an integral part of adolescent life, yet its impact on well-being remains unclear. This longitudinal study examines how social gaming relates to loneliness and depressive mood among adolescents, considering both within-person and between-person associations. Additionally, it explores the moderating roles of gender and age. Data were collected from a large sample of Czech adolescents across four waves, with social gaming assessed using an adapted version of the Social Interaction Potential Assessment (SIPA) tool. A random-intercept cross-lagged panel model (RI-CLPM) was employed to distinguish stable between-person differences from within-person fluctuations over time. Findings revealed that while adolescents who generally played more social games reported higher loneliness at the between-person level, an increase in social gaming was associated with a decrease of loneliness at the within-person level. No direct link between social gaming and depressive mood was observed. Gender differences emerged, with social gaming reducing loneliness and depressive mood for boys but increasing both for girls at within-person level. Additionally, early adolescents were more likely to increase social gaming in response to depressive mood, whereas mid-adolescents showed the opposite pattern. These results suggest that while social gaming may provide temporary relief from loneliness, particularly for boys, it may also reflect underlying vulnerabilities, especially for girls. The findings highlight the need for a nuanced understanding of social gaming's role in adolescent well-being, considering individual differences in gender and age.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

—

OECD FORD obor

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EH22_008%2F0004583" target="_blank" >EH22_008/0004583: Excelentní výzkum v oblasti digitálních technologií a wellbeingu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Computers in human behavior

ISSN

0747-5632

e-ISSN

1873-7692

Svazek periodika

172

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

November

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

13

Strana od-do

1-13

Kód UT WoS článku

001544468200001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105011030803