• Evaluating an Internet Gaming Disorder Scale Using Mokken Scaling Analysis 

      Finserås, Turi Reiten; Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Krossbakken, Elfrid; King, Daniel L.; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-26)
      Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) was recently included as a condition for further study in the fifth and latest version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The present study investigated whether the ...
    • Near Miss in a Video Game: an Experimental Study 

      Finserås, Turi Reiten; Krossbakken, Elfrid; Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; King, Daniel L.; Griffiths, Mark D.; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Models to explain persistent and excessive gaming behavior have proposed that reward characteristics in video games influence gaming behavior, yet these characteristics have received minimal empirical attention to date. ...
    • Prevalence and predictors of Video Game Addiction: A study based on a national sample of Gamers. 

      Wittek, Charlotte Thoresen; Finserås, Turi Reiten; Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune; Hanss, Daniel; Griffiths, Mark D.; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Video gaming has become a popular leisure activity in many parts of the world, and an increasing number of empirical studies examine the small minority that appears to develop problems as a result of excessive gaming. This ...