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T1 Drivers for video games perceived addiction among console and smartphone users
T2 Factores que fomentan la percepción de adicción a los videojuegos entre los usuarios de consolas y smartphones
A1 Camarero Izquierdo, María Carmen
A1 Jiménez Torres, Nadia Huitzilin
A1 San José Cabezudo, Rebeca
A1 San Martín Gutiérrez, Sonia
K1 Device
K1 Video games
K1 Addiction
K1 Time playing
K1 Drivers
K1 Dispositivo
K1 Videojuegos
K1 Adicción
K1 Tiempo de juego
K1 Motivadores
K1 Consumidores-Conducta
K1 Consumer behavior
K1 Videojuegos
K1 Video games
AB Purpose.  This  study  aims  to  determine  whether  perceived  addiction  to  video  games  is  affected by the type of device used to play (smartphone versus console), paying special attention to the drivers for playing. Considering the theoretical framework of motivation, a structural model is proposed that considers three drivers (self-efficacy, challenge, and need for escapism) and an inhibitor (subjective norms) to explain the time spent on video games and perceived addiction. Methodology. We used a minimum partial squares (PLS) approach to estimate the structural equation model using first-hand information  from  547  gamers  in  Spain.  Findings. The  results  suggest  that,  regardless  of  the  user’s  device,  the  two  main  factors  determining  whether  they  perceive  being  addicted  to  video  games  are  the amount of time they spend playing and their need for escapism. We found that, specifically for console gamers, perceived self-efficacy and challenge affected how much time they spent playing. The perception of videogame addiction has increased because of the need for escapism, especially among smartphone gamers, because gaming applications and smartphones are portable and allow infinite time and space usage. Contribution. This work contributes to the existing literature by focusing on the ype of device video gamers use and determining that there are indeed differences in how self-efficacy and challenge variables influence the time spent playing and perception of addiction. However, the need  for  escapism  is  the  most  determining  factor  for  the  perception  of  addiction  to  video  games  in  players with both devices
PB Universidad de Piura. Facultad de Comunicación
SN 1684-0933
YR 2025
FD 2025-09
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10865
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10259/10865
LA eng
NO This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities [PID2023-148263OA-I00; PID2021-123004NB-I00]; and by Consejería de Educación de la Junta de Castilla y León (Spain) (ORDEN EDU/1494/2024) for Research Group I+M+i.
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Burgos
RD 23-may-2026