APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Video Game Addiction As a Moderator of Neuroticism and Distress Regulation in a Sample of Early Adult United States Residents

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Clinical Science

  • Mason Hatwan
    University of South Dakota
  • Sara Zare
    University of South Dakota
  • Beth Boyd
    University of South Dakota

Abstract

Individuals with emotional instability often use a variety of regulation strategies to manage negative affect. With a reported 4.66 billion individuals using the internet worldwide, the implications of technology use (e.g., smartphones, gaming, computers etc.) to regulate negative affective states is examined in this poster.

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