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To investigate whether video and computer games are systematically utilized for recovery following stressful situations, and to evaluate how fatigue, daily hassles, coping style, and social support affect this behavior.

January 1, 2009Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications

Games and Recovery

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LRLeonard ReineckeUniversität Hamburg

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Survey study reveals video games serve as recovery mechanisms from stress and fatigue in gamers, indicating play buffers strain particularly when social support is lacking.

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To investigate whether video and computer games are systematically utilized for recovery following stressful situations, and to evaluate how fatigue, daily hassles, coping style, and social support affect this behavior.
Administered an online survey to participants (N=1614) measuring work-related fatigue, daily hassles, coping styles, social support, and recovery experiences.
Tested structural relationships among stress variables, coping dimensions, and game use for recovery using structural equation modeling.
Work-related fatigue, exposure to daily hassles, and positive recovery experiences were all positively associated with using video games after stressful situations.
Participants with an emotion-focused coping style were more likely to utilize games for recovery compared to individuals with a problem-focused coping style.
Social support significantly moderated the association between work fatigue and game use, showing that the stress-buffering effect of gaming was stronger for individuals receiving less social support.

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Leonard Reinecke (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d845cc8cb8f39931ae2bfc https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105.21.3.126

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January 1, 2009Journal of Media Psychology Theories Methods and Applications

Games and Recovery

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Authors

LRLeonard ReineckeUniversität Hamburg

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Implication

Survey study reveals video games serve as recovery mechanisms from stress and fatigue in gamers, indicating play buffers strain particularly when social support is lacking.

Key Points

To investigate whether video and computer games are systematically utilized for recovery following stressful situations, and to evaluate how fatigue, daily hassles, coping style, and social support affect this behavior.
Administered an online survey to participants (N=1614) measuring work-related fatigue, daily hassles, coping styles, social support, and recovery experiences.
Tested structural relationships among stress variables, coping dimensions, and game use for recovery using structural equation modeling.
Work-related fatigue, exposure to daily hassles, and positive recovery experiences were all positively associated with using video games after stressful situations.
Participants with an emotion-focused coping style were more likely to utilize games for recovery compared to individuals with a problem-focused coping style.
Social support significantly moderated the association between work fatigue and game use, showing that the stress-buffering effect of gaming was stronger for individuals receiving less social support.

Cite This Study

Leonard Reinecke (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d845cc8cb8f39931ae2bfc https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105.21.3.126

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