Salud mental en una muestra Argentina de gamers: ¿Juegan porque se sienten bien/mal? ¿Se sienten bien/mal porque juegan?

• Guadalupe de la Iglesia ^[1]
  1. [1] Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad de Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina
• Localización: Revista de psicopatología y psicología clínica, ISSN 1136-5420, Vol. 29, Nº. 2, 2024, págs. 133-144
• Idioma: español
• DOI: 10.5944/rppc.38260
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Mental health in an Argentine sample of gamers: Do they play because they feel good/bad? Do they feel good/bad because they play?
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  • español

    Aún no existe consenso en la comunidad científica en el debate sobre la relación entre la salud mental y el uso de videojuegos. En este trabajo se examinó la asociación entre la salud mental, en términos de bienestar y sintomatología psicológica, y el uso de videojuegos, en cuanto a horas de uso y experiencias de tipo positivas o negativas. La muestra estuvo constituida por dos grupos de participantes argentinos, uno formado por 189 videojugadores (Medad = 30.1 años, DT = 9.46; 66.1% varones) y un segundo grupo formado por 91 participantes no jugadores (Medad = 33.4 años, DT = 11.1; 87.91% mujeres). Los resultados mostraron una ausencia de relación lineal o curvilínea entre la salud mental y la cantidad de horas dedicadas al juego, así como no diferencias en el grado de salud mental entre los jugadores y los no jugadores. Se encontraron asociaciones entre la sintomatología psicológica y las experiencias negativas de juego, al igual que entre el bienestar y las experiencias positivas de juego. Los resultados respaldarían las hipótesis de desplazamiento, compensación y bidireccional. No parece que la salud mental y las experiencias con el juego sean fenómenos independientes. Se propone la hipótesis de la interacción moderada como nueva hipótesis para futuras investigaciones.

  • English

    There is still no consensus in the scientific community in the debate on the relationship between mental health and the use of video games. This study examined the association between mental health, in terms of wellbeing and psychological symptomatology, and video games use, in terms of hours of use and positive or negative experiences. The sample consisted of two groups of Argentine participants, one made up of 189 gamers (Mage = 30.1 years, SD = 9.46; 66.1% male) and a second group formed by 91 nongamer participants (Mage = 33.4 years, SD = 11.1; 87.91% female). The results showed no linear or curvilinear relationship between mental health and the number of hours spent gaming, and no differences in the level of mental health between gamers and nongamers. Associations were found between psychological symptomatology and negative gaming experiences, as well as between wellbeing and positive gaming experiences. The results would support the displacement, compensation, and bidirectional hypotheses. Mental health and gambling experiences do not appear to be independent phenomena. The moderated interaction hypothesis is proposed as a new hypothesis for future research.

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