The moderating role of loneliness on the relationship between loot box engagement on problematic gaming behavior and gambling behavior

• Main Authors: Santos, Michelle Nicole Pasion, Cowper, Travis Mitchel Meily, Song, Hyock Ho
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2023
• Subjects: Compulsive gambling; Loneliness; Psychology
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etdb_psych/25; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etdb_psych/article/1056/viewcontent/2023_Cowper_Santos_Song_The_Moderating_Role_of_Loneliness_on_the_Relationship_Full_text.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The COVID-19 Pandemic forced many individuals to stay home and practice social distancing. One way to combat loneliness was to play games. The increasing implementation of loot box systems in modern games can expose gamers to problematic gaming and gambling behaviors. This study investigated the mod...