A1 Journal article (refereed)
Videopelaamisen, työkyvyn ja työstä palautumisen suhde : kansallisesti edustava rekisteröity tutkimusraportti (2023)
Gaming, work ability, and recovery : a nationally represantative registered report

Karhulahti, V.-M., Vahlo, J., Munukka, M., Koskimaa, R., & Bonsdorff, M. V. (2023). Videopelaamisen, työkyvyn ja työstä palautumisen suhde : kansallisesti edustava rekisteröity tutkimusraportti. Psykologia, 58(2), 130-145.

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All authors or editors: Karhulahti, Veli-Matti; Vahlo, Jukka; Munukka, Matti; Koskimaa, Raine; Bonsdorff, Mikaela von

Journal or series: Psykologia

ISSN: 0355-1067

eISSN: 2670-322X

Publication year: 2023

Publication date: 02/02/2023

Volume: 58

Issue number: 2

Pages range: 130-145

Publisher: Suomen psykologinen seura

Publication country: Finland

Publication language: Finnish

Publication open access: Not open

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Publication is parallel published (JYX): https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/90592

Abstract

Pathological videogame play was recent included as an official mental disorder in the World Health Organization's ICD-11 with the label ‘gaming disorder' under the addictive behaviors category. As previous research on gaming disorder has focused mainly on children and adolescents, there is little knowledge about its prevalence or associations in working adult populations. In this registered report, we measured the prevalence of gaming disorder via a nationally representative survey of the Finnish working population (N = 3912, prevalence 0.4-7.5%) and tested three hypotheses regarding the associations between gaming, work ability and work recovery. Gaming disorders were weakly associated with both lower work ability and recovery. High gaming amounts (30h/week and 40h/week) were also weakly associated with lower work ability, but not with lower work recovery. More research is needed especially for the development of more reliable survey measures and for better understanding the causal relations between gaming, work ability, and work recovery.

Keywords: mental disorders; addiction; video games; playing (games and sports); working age people; work ability; recovery (return); well-being at work; occupational health

Free keywords: pelaamishäiriö; riippuvuus; terveys; työkyky; työstä palautuminen; videopelaaminen

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Reporting Year: 2023

Preliminary JUFO rating: 2