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Gillian E H Russell¹, James L Sanders², Robert J Williams²

¹Department of Psychology, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

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Implicit memory associations are strongly linked to video gaming involvement and problem gaming. These associations may help assess problematic video gaming behaviors.

Keywords:

Implicit cognition Memory associations Problem video gaming Video gaming

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Behavioral Science

Background:

Problematic video gaming is a growing concern.
Understanding the psychological underpinnings of excessive gaming is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop and validate measures for implicit memory associations related to video gaming.
To investigate the relationship between these implicit associations, overall video gaming involvement, and problematic gaming behaviors.

Main Methods:

A survey was administered to 166 problem video gamers in Canada.
Implicit memory associations were measured using word and behavior association tasks.
Video gaming involvement and problematic gaming were assessed using self-report and the Behavioral Addiction Measure for Video Gaming (BAM-VG).

Main Results:

Significant positive correlations were found between implicit memory associations and both video gaming involvement (Kendall tau-b: 0.297-0.405) and problem video gaming.
These findings indicate a robust link between how individuals implicitly associate concepts with video games and their gaming habits.

Conclusions:

Implicit memory associations for video gaming are significantly related to gaming involvement and problematic gaming.
The developed measures of implicit associations show potential utility in assessing problem video gaming.