Gaming and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Gaming and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice

Information Resources Management Association

Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 898

ISBN13: 9781522507789|ISBN10: 1522507787|EISBN13: 9781522507796

DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0778-9

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Addiction is a powerful and destructive condition impacting large portions of the population around the world. While typically associated with substances such as drugs and alcohol, technology and gaming addiction have become a concern in recent years as technology use has become ubiquitous.

Gaming and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice explores the social and psychological implications of technology and gaming addiction in addition to ways to manage and treat this unique form of addiction. Focusing on emerging research, case studies, and future outlooks, this comprehensive publication is an essential resource for psychologists, counselors, graduate-level students, and researchers studying psychology and technology use.

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Front Materials

Title Page

Copyright Page

Preface

Chapters

Fundamental Concepts and Design Methodologies

Chapter 1

Internet Gaming Disorder: A Deeper Look into Addiction vs. High Engagement (pages 1-15)

Mario Lehenbauer-Baum, Martina Fohringer

Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was introduced in the recent DSM-V as a condition needing more research. Therefore, this chapter contributes to this discussion by a summary of recent research findings and introduces an empirical study...

Chapter 2

Mind the Gap: Developmental Vulnerability and Mental Health (pages 16-37)

Valsamma Eapen, Amelia Walter

Individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID) experience higher rates of psychiatric disorders than the general population, although findings are mixed with regard to the determinants of this increased prevalence. Despite growing...

Chapter 3

Asians and the Myth of the Model Minority in Higher Education: A Psychocultural Reality in the 21st Century (pages 38-59)

Ronn Johnson, Ji Youn Cindy Kim, Jojo Yanki Lee

When compared with African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, Asian are often attributed more positive attributions from the dominant culture. The developed stereotype, Myth of the Model Minority (MMM), suggests Asian...

Chapter 4

A Research Framework for Investigating the Benefits of Technology in Treatment and Management of ADHD in Tertiary Students (pages 60-77)

Bader Binhadyan, Bill Davey

This paper uses current streams in health research to identify a framework for investigating the use of technology in management of ADHD. The framework incorporates a model based on a multimodal view of treatment options and is aimed...

Chapter 5

Mental Illness, Youth, and Lessons from Residential Treatment Centers (pages 78-103)

Krista Allison, Chris Allison

This chapter explores mental illness in children and youth. In addition to understanding who is affected, this chapter seeks to express a holistic and comprehensive approach to physical, mental, and spiritual health. Research in each...

Chapter 6

Happiness or Addiction: An Example of Taiwanese College Students' Use of Facebook (pages 104-116)

Sen-Chi Yu

The psychological consequences of Facebook use remain controversy since most previous studies used vague and non-psychological-theory-driven indicators. To better understand the potential consequences of Facebook use, this study...

Chapter 7

Development Challenges of a Full Integrated App in Higher Education (pages 117-139)

Anabela Sousa Pereira, António A. Moreira, Paulo Chaló, Luís Sancho, Ana Varela, Carla Oliveira

A recent development in Higher Education reflects a growing use of digital systems and services. Younger students tend to adapt in a quicker manner than their predecessors and app use has not been an exception. This chapter's...

Chapter 8

“Rural-Specific” Types of Childhood Trauma in Rural Communities (pages 140-165)

Roberto Jose Velasquez, Yadira Juarez

In this chapter, the authors discuss eight types of trauma that Latino children are likely to encounter by residing in rural or geographically-isolated communities. The authors contend that there exist more “rural-specific” types of...

Chapter 9

The Games People Play: Exploring Digital Addiction within the Context of the Gamification of ICT Project Design for Public Sector Administration Reform (pages 166-194)

Shefali Virkar

The recent global diffusion of Information and Communications Technologies (ICTs) has dramatically raised expectations for technological change to support widespread global socio-economic progress and political reform. Against this...

Chapter 10

Using a Multi-Tiered System of Support: A Proposed Model for Incoming Students at a HBCU (pages 195-210)

Kimberly M. Daniel, Cheryl H. Blackman, Katrina S. Kardiasmenos, Ometha O. Lewis-Jack

In the K-12 setting, multi-tiered models have emerged over the past 10 years to address academic and behavioral student issues. Various models (e.g., Response to Intervention or Positive Behavioral Supports) have been developed using...

Technologies and Applications

Chapter 11

Smartphone Use, Addiction, Narcissism, and Personality: A Mixed Methods Investigation (pages 212-229)

Claire Pearson, Zaheer Hussain

There are increasing numbers of people who are now using smartphones. Consequently, there is a risk of addiction to certain web applications such as social networking sites (SNSs) which are easily accessible via smartphones. There is...

Chapter 12

Online Prevention and Early Intervention in the Field of Psychiatry Using Gamification in Internet Interventions: Practical Experience with a Program Targeting Eating Disorders in Czech Republic (pages 230-263)

Jana Hanusová, Tereza Štěpánková, Jana Tomanová, Simona Dočkalová, Hana Papežová

Many individuals, who suffer from mental disorders, seek professional help late or not at all, which increases the risk of chronification and reduces the chance of recovery. Insufficient services in the place of living, lack of...

Chapter 13

Augmenting Online Mental Health Support Services (pages 264-285)

Rafael A. Calvo, M. Sazzad Hussain, David Milne, Kjartan Nordbo, Ian Hickie, P. Danckwerts

The Internet allows mental health organisations to provide services to more people via new models of care. Amongst these, online support groups are becoming increasingly popular. This model of mental health service provision includes...

Chapter 14

Tools for eMental-Health: A Coping Processor for Adaptive and Interactive Mobile Systems for Stress Management (pages 286-319)

Manolya Kavakli, Hedieh Ranjbartabar, Amir Maddah, Kiumars Ranjbartabar

This chapter focuses on how to develop tools for positive technology and more specifically, mobile e-mental health systems using a virtual stress counselor. The main objective is to develop a framework for mobile e-mental health...

Chapter 15

An Investigation of the Role of Using IS/IT in the Delivery of Treatments for ADHD in University Students (pages 320-338)

Bader Binhadyan, Nilmini Wickramasinghe

Over the last decade, the popularity of incorporating advances in information systems and information technology (IS/IT) has been steadily growing. IS/IT can improve the delivery for better intervention and treatment with many...

Chapter 16

Comparing Online Personality of Americans and Chinese (pages 339-351)

Xingyun Liu, Tingshao Zhu

Internet is a newly invented product in recent tens of years and has a profound effect on personality. Here come the new concept-Online personality-in recent studies. In this review, we want to find what are the similarities and...

Chapter 17

Assessment of Childhood Trauma in Rural Settings (pages 352-366)

Apryl A. Alexander, Megan E. Harrelson

Childhood exposure to trauma is prevalent and has been shown to contribute to both immediate and long-term psychological distress and functional impairment. Most mental health professionals will encounter trauma-related issues in...

Chapter 18

Workforce Development in Behavioral Healthcare and the Increased Use of Technology: Is It Working or Not? Are We Asking the Right Questions? (pages 367-386)

Susanne Ingle, Carol L. Kuprevich

The authors present anecdotal and peer reviewed information relative to the increase in use of technology within behavioral healthcare. Emphasis is on education, training, professional community development, and networking aspects of...

Organizational Implications and Critical Issues

Chapter 19

Concerns for Individuals with Intellectual Disability in India (pages 388-403)

Priyanka Behrani, Dorothy Bhandari Deka

Intellectual disability (intellectual developmental disorder) is characterized by deficits in general mental abilities, such as reasoning, problem solving, planning, abstract thinking judgment, academic learning, and learning from...

Chapter 20

The Impact of the Model Minority Culture in Higher Education Institutions: The Cause of Asian Americans' Psychological and Mental Health (pages 404-445)

Ben Tran

Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs) are one of the fastest growing ethnic communities in the United States. Often referred to as the model minority, first coined by William Peterson, in 1966, AAPIs in the U.S. number...

Chapter 21

Reproductive and Mental Health during Natural Disaster: Implications and Issues for Women in Developing Nations – A Case Example (pages 446-472)

Jasim Anwar

With the ever-increasing number of natural disasters, it is important to understand the impact on the health and wellbeing of survivors, especially women. The reproductive and mental health of women contributes significantly to their...

Chapter 22

An Empirical Study of the Factors that Influence In-Class Digital Distraction among University Students: A U.S. – Namibia Cross-Cultural Study (pages 473-490)

Ravi Nath, Leida Chen, H. N. Muyingi

Classroom access to computers, smart phones, and the Internet may be indispensable for teaching and learning both for the student and instructor, yet these technologies can also be an impediment to learning as students tend to use...

Chapter 23

Mental Health Issues among Family Members of Children with Mental Disability (pages 491-519)

Aili Hanim Hashim, Manveen Kaur, Norharlina Bahar, Wan Salwina Wan Ismail

Parenting children with intellectual disabilities is challenging. Many of these children are misunderstood, while parents are often blamed for the difficulties. The reality is that parents of such children are themselves unable to...

Chapter 24

Cyberbullying in the World of Teenagers and Social Media: A Literature Review (pages 520-552)

Sophia Alim

Cyberbullying amongst teenagers is a major issue, due to their increased use of social media. Previous literature surveys have not covered in detail cyberbullying studies in 2014 and cyberbullying risk factors. This literature review...

Chapter 25

What If a Whole Community Came Together?: Collaborating to Ensure No Wrong Door to Services (pages 553-565)

Rebecca Hoffmann Frances

Isolation is often a key factor and contributor to childhood trauma in rural communities. Not only does it potentially mean that there are less “eyes” on a family but it also means less supports and positive connections for a family....

Chapter 26

“I Can't Do It by Myself”: An IPA of Clients Seeking Psychotherapy for Their MMORPG Addiction (pages 566-599)

Daria Joanna Kuss

The addiction to Massively-Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs) is a contemporary phenomenon which emerges against the background of the dissolution of traditional communities. The individuals who participate in these...

Chapter 27

Intellectual Disability in the Family Context: Parents with Intellectual Disability (pages 600-615)

Swarnima Bhargava, Daanesh Marazban Umrigar

Literature with regard to parents with intellectual disability is scant. On one hand, parents with intellectual disability engage in the valued social role of raising children; on the other, their parenting attracts (typically...

Chapter 28

Negative Effects of Home Foreclosures on Mental and Physical Health Risks (pages 616-636)

Owusu Kizito

The rising rate of home foreclosures which stands at approximately 1 in 92 households in the United States has raised a national alarm. Medical issues account for approximately half of all home foreclosure filings and it appears that...

Chapter 29

Supporting Students' Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being in Inclusive Classrooms (pages 637-667)

Dustin Graham, Isabel Killoran, Gillian Parekh

Many governments, organizations, and school boards have recently committed to focusing their attention on children's Mental Health and Emotional Well-being (MHEW) (e.g., Kidger, Gunnell, Biddle, Campbell, & Donovan, 2010; Mental...

Emerging Trends

Chapter 30

Spirituality: A Path to Healing for Children in Rural Communities (pages 669-683)

Sandra D. Barnes, Tosin O. Alabi

Religion appears to shape the daily lives of most children in America; the influence of religion often serves as a template for making decisions, establishing relationships, comprehending the world, and finding meaning in confusing...

Chapter 31

Listening to Alzheimer's: The Role of Social Location in Illness Narratives (pages 684-715)

Renee L. Beard, Maureen K. O'Connor

After outlining major trends in the literature base, highlighting the shortcomings, and suggesting future areas of study, this chapter calls for including more sociological analysis, namely attention to social location, in research...

Chapter 32

Clinical Forensic Issues in Child Trauma Stemming from Juvenile Fire Setting and Bomb Making: Culturally Responsive Risk Assessment and Treatment Paradigm for Rural Settings (pages 716-737)

Ronn Johnson, Karla Klas, Eric Jacobs, Elizabeth Grace, Alejandra Murillo

Internationally, burns stemming from Juvenile Fire Setting and Bomb Making (JFSB) represent a major healthcare problem as signaled by traumatic deaths and injuries sustained by youth involved in these unfortunate incidents. While...

Chapter 33

Treating Child Sexual Abuse in Rural Communities (pages 738-757)

Leah Genieve Kenyon-George

The focus of this chapter will be to discuss the treatment of child sexual abuse in a rural setting. Children in rural communities who have experienced such traumas are entitled to the same access and quality of services available in...

Chapter 34

mHealth R&D Activities in Europe (pages 758-789)

Yiannis Koumpouros, Aggelos Georgoulas

The scope of the chapter is to present a thorough review on the most up to date research and development activities funded by the European Union in the m-health sector and more specifically in the domain of m-Health Innovations for...

Chapter 35

Vocational Rehabilitation: Recent Trends and Issues in Vocational Rehabilitation of People with ID (pages 790-810)

Neerajana Ghosh, Vinod Kumar Sinha, Shuvabrata Poddar

The chapter summarizes key issues in vocational rehabilitation for individuals with intellectual disability, nature of vocational rehabilitation in in mild, moderate and severe intellectual disability, principles of rehabilitation...

Chapter 36

Internet Related Current Issues of E-Learner and Recommended Practical Strategies (pages 811-825)

Mehmet Firat

The complexity of the Internet has increased the requirement of learner's self-cognition, self-control and self-responsibility when using Internet to learn. Thus, responsibility of e-learner to decide on the validity, reliability...

Chapter 37

Navigating Practice-Informed Evidence and Evidence-Based Practice: Balancing Multiple Discourses and Competing Claims to Knowledge (pages 826-840)

Margaret Pack

This chapter explores social workers' application of practice evidence in their everyday work in team and agency contexts. Practice evidence concerns the practitioner seeking the best available knowledge, accessed, adapted, and...

Chapter 38

Piti, Piti, Wazo fe Nich Li (Little by Little, the Bird Builds its Nest): Promoting Change and Health Education in Post-Earthquake Haiti (pages 841-861)

Shewanee Howard-Baptiste, Mo Baptiste

After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, many people desired to help in relief efforts. Despite “good intentions,” there are a number of mistakes educators, scholars, and do-gooders make in an effort to “serve” those they determine to be...

Chapter 39

Forensic Psychological Perspectives on Youth Gang Involvement in Juvenile Fire Setting and Bomb Making Weapons Cases: Forensic Perspective Youth Gangs Fire Setting and Weapons (pages 862-882)

Ronn Johnson

The purpose of this chapter is to explore issues related to gang-affiliated youth's use of JFSB behavior as a weapon. Too often, the critical analysis of JFSB is circumscribed to the act with little or no consideration of a...

Chapter 40

New Concepts, Old Known Issues: The DSM-5 and Internet Gaming Disorder and its Assessment (pages 883-898)

Halley M Pontes, Mark D. Griffiths

Background: Following the growing concern about ‘gaming addiction', the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and numerous scholars have suggested the need for unification and consensus for the assessment of gaming addiction...

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