Department of Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan.
Psychiatry Res. 2011 Dec 30;190(2-3):282-6. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2011.07.003. Epub 2011 Aug 4.
This study evaluated the positive motivational implicit response to Internet gaming cues (i.e., screenshots of popular online games) to identify potential mechanisms of dyscontrolled Internet use in young adults with Internet gaming addiction (IGA). The final analysis included 64 young adults with IGA and 71 control subjects. The subjects completed the implicit association task to test their reaction to congruent pairing (Internet gaming screenshot paired with liked words) and incongruent pairing (Internet gaming screenshot paired with disliked words). The results demonstrated that, compared to the control group, the IGA group reacted faster to congruent pairing. It suggests that the IGA group had a positive motivational implicit response to screenshots of online games. Implicit cognition is an important mechanism of dyscontrolled substance use, such as alcohol dependence. This result suggests that implicit cognition might also be associated with dyscontrolled online gaming. The findings also demonstrate the important role of implicit cognition in dyscontrolled Internet use in young adults with IGA.
本研究通过评估对网络游戏线索（即流行网络游戏的截图）的积极动机内隐反应，来识别有网络游戏成瘾（IGA）的年轻成年人中网络使用失控的潜在机制。最终分析纳入了 64 名有 IGA 的年轻成年人和 71 名对照组。研究对象完成了内隐联想任务，以测试他们对一致配对（网络游戏截图与喜欢的词配对）和不一致配对（网络游戏截图与不喜欢的词配对）的反应。结果表明，与对照组相比，IGA 组对一致配对的反应更快。这表明 IGA 组对网络游戏截图有积极的动机内隐反应。内隐认知是酒精依赖等物质使用失控的重要机制。这一结果表明，内隐认知也可能与网络使用失控有关。研究结果还表明，内隐认知在有 IGA 的年轻成年人网络使用失控中起着重要作用。
