A Computational Approach to Analyzing the Twitter Debate on Gaming Disorder
Autor: | Schatto-Eckrodt, Tim, Janzik, Robin, Reer, Felix, Boberg, Svenja, Quandt, Thorsten |
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Přispěvatelé: | Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Münster |
Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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content analysis
Nutzung Commerce communications transportation social media 380 Commerce communications transportation utilization Computerspiel ddc:070 lcsh:Communication. Mass media gaming disorder entertainment research Interactive electronic Media entertainment Soziale Medien Medien Unterhaltung Diskurs interaktive elektronische Medien games News media journalism publishing Berichterstattung reporting media mental illness lcsh:P87-96 ddc:380 psychische Krankheit Sucht discourse addiction Publizistische Medien Journalismus Verlagswesen computer game |
Zdroj: | Media and Communication Computational Approaches to Media Entertainment Research Media and Communication, Vol 8, Iss 3, Pp 205-218 (2020) |
Popis: | The recognition of excessive forms of media entertainment use (such as uncontrolled video gaming or the use of social networking sites) as a disorder is a topic widely discussed among scientists and therapists, but also among politicians, journalists, users, and the industry. In 2018, when the World Health Organization (WHO) decided to include the addictive use of digital games (gaming disorder) as a diagnosis in the International Classification of Diseases, the debate reached a new peak. In the current article, we aim to provide insights into the public debate on gaming disorder by examining data from Twitter for 11 months prior to and 8 months after the WHO decision, analyzing the (change in) topics, actors, and sentiment over time. Automated content analysis revealed that the debate is organic and not driven by spam accounts or other overly active ‘power users.’ The WHO announcement had a major impact on the debate, moving it away from the topics of parenting and child welfare, largely by activating actors from gaming culture. The WHO decision also resulted in a major backlash, increasing negative sentiments within the debate. Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster). |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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