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Griffiths, Mark; Wardle, Heather; Orford, Jim; Sproston, Kerry; Erens, Bob – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
This study provides analysis of a representative national sample of Internet gamblers. Using participant data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey (n = 9003 adults aged 16 years and over), all participants who had gambled online, bet online, and/or who had used a betting exchange in the last 12 months (6% of the total sample) were…
Descriptors: Smoking, Incidence, Health, Drinking
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Griffiths, Mark – Educational Psychology in Practice, 2010
Based on a significant increase in correspondence to the author from parents, teachers and psychologists concerning "addiction" to online video games like "World of Warcraft", this paper provides a brief overview of the main issues surrounding excessive video game playing among adolescents. As an aid to educational psychologists, and based on two…
Descriptors: Video Games, Educational Psychology, Psychologists, Online Systems