Internet gaming disorder: Social phobia and identifying with your virtual self

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Highlights：

• Greater social phobia is associated with more Internet gaming disorder symptoms.

• Greater social phobia is associated with stronger player-avatar identification.

• Stronger player-avatar identification is associated with more IGD symptomatology.

• Avatar identification partially mediates relation of social phobia and IGD symptoms.

• Player-avatar identification may be a valid indicator in diagnosing IGD.

摘要

•Greater social phobia is associated with more Internet gaming disorder symptoms.•Greater social phobia is associated with stronger player-avatar identification.•Stronger player-avatar identification is associated with more IGD symptomatology.•Avatar identification partially mediates relation of social phobia and IGD symptoms.•Player-avatar identification may be a valid indicator in diagnosing IGD.

论文关键词：Internet gaming disorder,Avatar identification,Video game addiction,Social phobia,Online gaming

论文评审过程：Received 14 November 2016, Revised 11 January 2017, Accepted 16 January 2017, Available online 30 January 2017, Version of Record 31 January 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.01.044