Personal distress as a mediator between self-esteem, self-efficacy, loneliness and problematic video gaming in female and male emerging adult gamers
Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Andrzej Cudo , Natalia Kopiś , Emilia Zabielska-Mendyk Published: December 10, 2019 https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226213 Abstract The aim of our research was to investigate the predictors of Problematic Video Gaming (PVG) in emerging adulthood. From among the factors which were considered significant in previous studies, we decided to include the following in our research: empathy, self-esteem, self-efficacy and loneliness. Additionally, we wanted to examine which predictors have a direct or indirect effect on PVG in female and…