Analysis of the coexistence of gaming and viewing activities in Twitch users and their relationship with pathological gaming: a multilayer perceptron approach.

Autor: Cabeza-Ramírez LJ; Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Business and Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Sciences, University of Córdoba, Puerta Nueva s/n, 14071, Córdoba, Spain. r62caral@uco.es., Rey-Carmona FJ; Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Business and Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Sciences, University of Córdoba, Puerta Nueva s/n, 14071, Córdoba, Spain., Del Carmen Cano-Vicente M; Department of Statistics, Econometrics, Operations Research, Business and Applied Economics, Faculty of Law, Business and Economics Sciences, University of Córdoba, Puerta Nueva s/n, 14071, Córdoba, Spain., Solano-Sánchez MÁ; Department of Applied Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences (Melilla Campus), University of Granada, Calle Santander, 1, 52005, Melilla, Spain.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2022 May 12; Vol. 12 (1), pp. 7904. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 12.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-11985-0
Abstrakt: The enormous expansion of the video game sector, driven by the emergence of live video game streaming platforms and the professionalisation of this hobby through e-sports, has spurred interest in research on the relationships with potential adverse effects derived from cumulative use. This study explores the co-occurrence of the consumption and viewing of video games, based on an analysis of the motivations for using these services, the perceived positive uses, and the gamer profile. To that end, a multilayer perceptron artificial neural network is developed and tested on a sample of 970 video game users. The results show that the variables with a significant influence on pathological gaming are the motivation of a sense of belonging to the different platforms, as well as the positive uses relating to making friends and the possibility of making this hobby a profession. Furthermore, the individual effects of each of the variables have been estimated. The results indicate that the social component linked to the positive perception of making new friends and the self-perceived level as a gamer have been identified as possible predictors, when it comes to a clinical assessment of the adverse effects. Conversely, the variables age and following specific streamers are found to play a role in reducing potential negative effects.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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