Online Games and Cognitive Distortions: A Comparative Analysis in Students with and without Disabilities

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Title: Online Games and Cognitive Distortions: A Comparative Analysis in Students with and without Disabilities
Authors: Suriá Martínez, Raquel | García-Castillo, Fernando | López-Sánchez, Carmen | Villegas-Castrillo, Esther | Carretón-Ballester, Carmen
Research Group/s: Psicología Social y Salud (PSS) | Intervención Psicosocial con Familias y Menores (IPSIFAM) | Comunicación y Públicos Específicos (COMPUBES) | Envejecimiento y Comunicación (AgeCOM) | Diversidad, Educación y Género (DEG) | Relaciones Públicas, Responsabilidad Social y Sostenibilidad: Comunicación Responsable y Sostenible con Públicos Especializados y Minorías (RPRSS)
Center, Department or Service: Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Comunicación y Psicología Social | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Trabajo Social y Servicios Sociales
Keywords: Online games | Addiction | Misbeliefs | Students | Disability | Intervention
Issue Date: 24-Jun-2024
Publisher: MDPI
Citation: European Journal of Investigation in Health, Psychology and Education. 2024, 14(7): 1868-1880. https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14070123
Abstract: Online games have experienced significant growth in recent years, with gaming becoming a popular form of entertainment for people of all ages. However, their impact on cognition, especially among vulnerable groups such as students with disabilities, is a topic that requires deeper exploration. The objectives of this study are twofold: firstly, to understand the typology of risk players (non-risk players, players with problems, and pathological players); and secondly, to compare cognitive distortions among students with problematic profiles. Both objectives will be analyzed based on the presence or absence of disability. A total of 704 students from various Spanish universities (135 with disabilities and 569 without disabilities), aged between 18 and 38, participated in the study by completing the Gamblers Belief Questionnaire (GBQ), aimed at measuring cognitive distortions related to gambling problems, as well as the Massachusetts Gambling Screen questionnaire, aimed at measuring gambling addiction. The results indicate a higher percentage of students with disabilities showing a greater risk profile for addiction. Additionally, this group of students exhibits more cognitive distortions. These findings underscore the need for a comprehensive approach to addressing online gaming addiction and cognitive distortions among university students, with and without disabilities. Preventive measures are necessary, such as education on responsible technology use and the promotion of alternative activities. Moreover, specific intervention strategies need to be developed, including access to psychological health services for this student population.
Sponsor: This work is subsidized by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs (2023), of the I+D, call approved by the Government of Spain for the year 2003.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10045/144575
ISSN: 2254-9625
DOI: 10.3390/ejihpe14070123
Language: eng
Type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Rights: © 2024 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Peer Review: si
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.3390/ejihpe14070123
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