title: Problematic video game play in a college sample and its relationship to time management skills and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptomology.
abstract: Although numerous benefits have been uncovered related to moderate video game play, research suggests that problematic video game playing behaviors can cause problems in the lives of some video game players. To further our understanding of this phenomenon, we investigated how problematic video game playing symptoms are related to an assortment of variables, including time management skills and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. Additionally, we tested several simple mediation/moderation models to better explain previous theories that posit simple correlations between these variables. As expected, the results from the present study indicated that time management skills appeared to mediate the relationship between ADHD symptoms and problematic play endorsement (though only for men). Unexpectedly, we found that ADHD symptoms appeared to mediate the relation between time management skills and problematic play behaviors; however, this was only found for women in our sample. Finally, future implications are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Psychology Department, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan 48197, USA. atolchin@emich.edu
authors.forename: Anatol
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tolchinsky
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Jefferson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001288:Attention; D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D017748:Time Management / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D018910:Video Games / Q000523:psychology*