Online Gaming During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Strategies for Work-Life Balance

doi:10.1007/s11469-020-00358-1

. 2022;20(1):296-302.

doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00358-1. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Online Gaming During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Strategies for Work-Life Balance

Kritika Premnath Amin¹, Mark D Griffiths², Deena Dimple Dsouza³

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¹ Plexus Neuro and Stem Cell Research Center, 503, 3rd A Main Road, 5th Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore, 560043 India.
² Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ UK.
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.

PMID: 32837441
PMCID: PMC7351552
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00358-1

Online Gaming During the COVID-19 Pandemic in India: Strategies for Work-Life Balance

Kritika Premnath Amin et al. Int J Ment Health Addict. 2022.

. 2022;20(1):296-302.

doi: 10.1007/s11469-020-00358-1. Epub 2020 Jul 10.

Authors

Kritika Premnath Amin¹, Mark D Griffiths², Deena Dimple Dsouza³

Affiliations

¹ Plexus Neuro and Stem Cell Research Center, 503, 3rd A Main Road, 5th Cross, OMBR Layout, Banaswadi, Bangalore, 560043 India.
² Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, 50 Shakespeare Street, Nottingham, NG1 4FQ UK.
³ Department of Occupational Therapy, Manipal College of Health Professions, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.

PMID: 32837441
PMCID: PMC7351552
DOI: 10.1007/s11469-020-00358-1

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[1] Adams, B. L. M., Stavropoulos, V., Burleigh, T. L., Liew, L. W. L., Beard, C. L., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Internet gaming disorder behaviors in emergent adulthood: A pilot study examining the interplay between anxiety and family cohesion. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17(4), 828–844. 10.1007/s11469-018-9873-0.

[2] Adams, B. L. M., Stavropoulos, V., Burleigh, T. L., Liew, L. W. L., Beard, C. L., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). Internet gaming disorder behaviors in emergent adulthood: A pilot study examining the interplay between anxiety and family cohesion. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 17(4), 828–844. 10.1007/s11469-018-9873-0.

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[4] Ahaskar, A. (2020). How gaming industry is fighting the battle against Covid-19. Live Mint, April 1. Retrieved June 24, 2020, from: https://www.livemint.com/news/india/how-gaming-industry-is-fighting-the-...

[5] Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The fear of COVID-19 scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8. - PMC - PubMed

[6] Ahorsu, D. K., Lin, C. Y., Imani, V., Saffari, M., Griffiths, M. D., & Pakpour, A. H. (2020). The fear of COVID-19 scale: Development and initial validation. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 10.1007/s11469-020-00270-8. - PMC - PubMed

[7] Ayenigbara, I. O. (2018). Gaming disorder and effects of gaming on health: An overview. Journal of Addiction Medicine and Therapeutic Science, 4(1), 1–3. 10.17352/24553484.000025.

[8] Ayenigbara, I. O. (2018). Gaming disorder and effects of gaming on health: An overview. Journal of Addiction Medicine and Therapeutic Science, 4(1), 1–3. 10.17352/24553484.000025.

[9] Balhara YPS, Kattula D, Singh S, Chukkali S, Bhargava R. Impact of lockdown following COVID-19 on the gaming behavior of college students. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2020;64(6):172–176. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_465_20. - DOI - PubMed

[10] Balhara YPS, Kattula D, Singh S, Chukkali S, Bhargava R. Impact of lockdown following COVID-19 on the gaming behavior of college students. Indian Journal of Public Health. 2020;64(6):172–176. doi: 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_465_20. - DOI - PubMed

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