Social anxiety and Internet gaming disorder: The role of motives and metacognitions.

Claudia MarinoNatale CanaleAlessio VienoGabriele CaselliLuca ScacchiMarcantonio M Spada

Published in: Journal of behavioral addictions (2020)

Overall, our findings show that, along with motives and POSI, metacognitions about online gaming may play an important role in the association between social anxiety and IGD. The clinical and preventive implications of these findings are discussed.

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