Exploring the Neural Basis of Avatar Identification in Pathological Internet Gamers and of Self-Reflection in Pathological Social Network Users
| العنوان: | Exploring the Neural Basis of Avatar Identification in Pathological Internet Gamers and of Self-Reflection in Pathological Social Network Users |
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| المؤلفون: | Julia Dieter, Karl Mann, Tagrid Leménager, Martin Beutel, Sabine Hoffmann, Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Holger Hill, Falk Kiefer, Iris Reinhard |
| المصدر: | Journal of Behavioral Addictions |
| بيانات النشر: | Akademiai Kiado Zrt., 2016. |
| سنة النشر: | 2016 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Adult, Male, Full-Length Report, Psychometrics, striatum, media_common.quotation_subject, Emotions, Medicine (miscellaneous), Neuropsychological Tests, pathological Internet gaming, Self-Control, Social Networking, Angular gyrus, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, medicine, Humans, media_common, Avatar, Brain Mapping, medicine.diagnostic_test, Social network, business.industry, Addiction, Self, Brain, General Medicine, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Self Concept, 030227 psychiatry, Behavior, Addictive, pathological social network use, Psychiatry and Mental health, Clinical Psychology, Identification (information), angular gyrus, Video Games, avatar identification, self-concept deficits, Female, The Internet, Psychology, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, business, Social psychology, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery, Cognitive psychology |
| الوصف: | Background and aims Internet gaming addiction appears to be related to self-concept deficits and increased angular gyrus (AG)-related identification with one's avatar. For increased social network use, a few existing studies suggest striatal-related positive social feedback as an underlying factor. However, whether an impaired self-concept and its reward-based compensation through the online presentation of an idealized version of the self are related to pathological social network use has not been investigated yet. We aimed to compare different stages of pathological Internet game and social network use to explore the neural basis of avatar and self-identification in addictive use. Methods About 19 pathological Internet gamers, 19 pathological social network users, and 19 healthy controls underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging while completing a self-retrieval paradigm, asking participants to rate the degree to which various self-concept-related characteristics described their self, ideal, and avatar. Self-concept-related characteristics were also psychometrically assessed. Results Psychometric testing indicated that pathological Internet gamers exhibited higher self-concept deficits generally, whereas pathological social network users exhibit deficits in emotion regulation only. We observed left AG hyperactivations in Internet gamers during avatar reflection and a correlation with symptom severity. Striatal hypoactivations during self-reflection (vs. ideal reflection) were observed in social network users and were correlated with symptom severity. Discussion and conclusion Internet gaming addiction appears to be linked to increased identification with one's avatar, evidenced by high left AG activations in pathological Internet gamers. Addiction to social networks seems to be characterized by emotion regulation deficits, reflected by reduced striatal activation during self-reflection compared to during ideal reflection. |
| تدمد: | 2063-5303 2062-5871 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::36490ce6f93bfbca995547f1c05a080aTest https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.5.2016.048Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....36490ce6f93bfbca995547f1c05a080a |
| قاعدة البيانات: | OpenAIRE |
| تدمد: | 20635303 20625871 |
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