RELATIONSHIP OF POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT OF PERSONALITY AND INTERNET GAMING DISORDER IN GAMERS

Abstract

Background: Gaming has become a flourishing industry with every passing day. People are starting to choose gaming as a career these days. The current research aims to explore the gamers’ personality traits and their relationship with developing Internet Gaming Disorder. Positive affect is the positive feeling associated and negative affect is the negative feeling associated with personality. Internet Gaming Disorder is the tentative disorder present in section 3 of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V-TR). It is defined as the preoccupation with internet games.
Objectives: To explore the relationship between negative and positive affectivity schedules of personality and internet gaming disorder.
Methods: This research adopted the correlational survey research design to research the relationship between the variables. The research was conducted on 274 participants through survey distribution. Positive and Negative Affect Scale (PANAS) was used to measure positive and negative affect in personalities along with Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS9-SF).
Results: The research uncovered a significant predictive link between positive and negative affectivity schedules of personality and the susceptibility to Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). It reveals that individuals with higher positive traits are less likely to develop IGD, while those with elevated negative traits are more vulnerable to the disorder.
Conclusion: This research helped predict areas where individuals of different personalities can excel. It opened doors for organizations and career researchers to introduce it as a way for individuals in which they can pursue gaming as a career. The precautions, trends, and development of Internet Gaming Disorder will be prominent. This research opened more areas to research for researchers along with spreading general awareness of Internet Gaming Disorder with personality.