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dc.contributor.authorMyrseth, Helga
dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Olav Kjellevold
dc.contributor.authorBorud, Einar Kristian
dc.contributor.authorStrand, Leif Åge
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-03T08:24:02Z
dc.date.available2018-08-03T08:24:02Z
dc.date.issued2017-03-22
dc.description.abstractThe aim of the current study was to explore gaming problems in post-deployment veterans and to investigate whether boredom and loneliness can predict levels of gaming problems. The general well-being of veterans post their deployments to war zones is linked to an array of negative health consequences, and veterans may be at risk for developing gaming problems after homecomings. Problems that may be related to engagement in gaming include coping with negative emotions, such as boredom and loneliness, which are often faced by homecoming veterans as well. The sample in this study comprised Afghanistan veterans (N = 246), with a mean age of 37.5 years (standard deviation = 9.6 years), and 8.8% of the veterans showed symptoms indicative of problem gaming. This is not higher than that found in the general adult population in Norway. Logistic regression analyses showed that boredom proneness (lack of internal stimulation) and enhancement motivation were independent significant predictors of gaming problems, after controlling for age, gender, coping motivation, social motivation, anxiety, depression, loneliness, lack of external stimulation, hazardous drinking, and combat exposure. These factors accounted for as much as 65.8% of the variance in gaming problem status. We conclude that veterans who are highly motivated by enhancement motives and score low on lack of internal stimulation may be prone to developing gaming problems.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Bergen, Norwayen_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2017-0001> https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2017-0001</a>. Accepted manuscript version, licensed <a href=http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/> CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.</a>en_US
dc.identifier.citationMyrseth, H., Olsen, O.K., Borud, E.K. & Strand, L.Å. (2017). Predictors of gaming behavior among military peacekeepers – exploring the role of boredom and loneliness in relation to gaming problems. Journal of Military Studies, 8(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1515/jms-2017-0001en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1517609
dc.identifier.doi10.1515/jms-2017-0001
dc.identifier.issn2242-3524
dc.identifier.issn1799-3350
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/13344
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherSuomen Sotatieteellinen Seura ryen_US
dc.relation.journalJournal of Military Studies
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260en_US
dc.subjectgamingen_US
dc.subjectgaming motivationen_US
dc.subjectlonelinessen_US
dc.subjectboredomen_US
dc.subjectveteransen_US
dc.subjectpeacekeepersen_US
dc.titlePredictors of gaming behavior among military peacekeepers – exploring the role of boredom and loneliness in relation to gaming problemsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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