![]() ![]() Video game addiction was negatively associated with conscientiousness and positively associated with neuroticism. Place of birth (Africa, Asia, South- and Middle America) were positively associated with addicted- and problem gamers. Gender (being male) and age group (being young) were positively associated with addicted-, problem-, and engaged gamers. Results showed there were 1.4 % addicted gamers, 7.3 % problem gamers, 3.9 % engaged gamers, and 87.4 % normal gamers. This study investigated prevalence rates and predictors of video game addiction in a sample of gamers, randomly selected from the National Population Registry of Norway ( Nā=ā3389). Video gaming has become a popular leisure activity in many parts of the world, and an increasing number of empirical studies examine the small minority that appears to develop problems as a result of excessive gaming.
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