Social and emotional aspects of World of Warcraft players

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dc.contributor.authorFord, Garret
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education
dc.contributor.supervisorSanders, James
dc.date.accessioned2016-10-20T15:24:53Z
dc.date.available2016-10-20T15:24:53Z
dc.date.issued2016-10-20
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis quantitative research thesis investigated the social and emotional aspects of World of Warcraft (WOW) players through the use of an online survey. The sample consisted of 374 online survey respondents of which 215 were used in final data analysis. The survey investigated demographics, gameplay habits, social anxiety, anxiety, depression, loneliness, and self-esteem. A binary logistic regression found that class specialization, hours played, social anxiety severity, and depression severity were predictive of internet gaming disorder (IGD). A univariate ANOVA found there was significant interaction effects between the constructs of depression, anxiety, social anxiety, and IGD. The results suggest that IGD is not wholly influenced by a specific disorder but instead by the person’s mental health in general, however, social anxiety was significantly associated after accounting for interaction effects. The researcher concluded that treatment of IGD requires attention to comorbid social and emotional aspects and the ecosystem of comorbidity in which they exist.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/4619
dc.language.isoen_CAen_US
dc.proquest.subject0625
dc.proquest.subject0451
dc.proquest.subject0382
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Education
dc.publisher.facultyEducationen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Education)en_US
dc.subjectanxietyen_US
dc.subjectdepressionen_US
dc.subjectinternet gaming disorderen_US
dc.subjectquantitativeen_US
dc.subjectvideo game addictionen_US
dc.subjectsocial anxietyen_US
dc.subjectlonelinessen_US
dc.subjectself-esteemen_US
dc.titleSocial and emotional aspects of World of Warcraft playersen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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