%0 Journal Article
%T Need fulfilment and internet gaming disorder: A preliminary integrative model
%A Alastair Anderson
%A Elwin Hu
%A Vasileios Stavropoulos
%J Archive of "Addictive Behaviors Reports".
%D 2019
%R 10.1016/j.abrep.2018.100144
%X The need for a better understanding of the risk factors underpinning disordered gaming has been consistently emphasized. Although, gaming may offer a simple and straightforward means of alleviating distress, relying on gaming to address one's unmet psychological needs could invite problematic usage. Self-determination theory highlights the significance of three universally inherent psychological needs for relatedness, competency, and autonomy. A motivation to engage in gaming may be to address unmet needs and may become problematic
%K Internet gaming disorder
%K Self-determination
%K Need-fulfilment
%K Psychological distress
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6543453/