Study title

Views of Psychologists and Psychology Students on Digital and Problematic Gaming 2021

Alternative Title

Psychologists' and psychology students' attitudes about gaming, problematic gaming and the new diagnosis for gaming disorder

Dataset ID Number

FSD3671

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3671

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Alho, Joel (University of Jyväskylä)
• Mankinen, Katja (University of Jyväskylä)

Abstract

The dataset consists of interviews with psychologists and psychology students on their attitudes and opinions towards digital gaming, problematic gaming, and the recent addition of gaming disorder to the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). The interviewees themselves were not required to have experience with gaming or problematic gaming. Interviewees were reached through two separate interview invitations, one of which was targeted at psychology students and the other at professional psychologists.

First, the interviewees were asked about their professional background and their experiences with gaming in their private and professional lives. The interview included questions on the interviewees' attitudes towards gaming, their views on problematic gaming and its relationship to other mental health issues, the recent addition of gaming disorder to the ICD-11, and how problematic gaming and gaming disorder should be approached at a societal level. In addition, one section of the interview consisted of questions from the Attitudes Towards Gambling Scale (ATGS-8) which the researchers had translated and adapted for the purposes of their study.

Background information included the interviewee's gender, age group (only professional psychologists), and status (psychology student/professional psychologist). Background information also included the codes by which the researchers referred to the interviewees in their thesis. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

addiction; digital games; hobbies; social problems; well-being (health)

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Alho, Joel (University of Jyväskylä)
• Mankinen, Katja (University of Jyväskylä)

Collection Dates

2021-02-02 – 2021-03-24

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Psychologists and psychology students

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The interview invitation was shared with psychology students through a psychology subject association's internal mailing list, from which six individuals were selected for interview. Professional psychologists were contacted for the study through advertising in the Finnish Psychological Association's Facebook group and messages sent to personal email addresses, from which ten individuals were selected for interview.

Collection Mode

Web-based interview

Recording

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

16 files in ODT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher has anonymised the data by removing direct and indirect identifiers. Identifiers such as job titles and work experience have been categorised. In addition, the ages of the students interviewed were removed and the work experience of two interviewees was categorised according to the researcher's anonymisation guidelines at FSD. Changes made at FSD are marked with [[double brackets]].

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Alho, Joel (University of Jyväskylä) & Mankinen, Katja (University of Jyväskylä): Views of Psychologists and Psychology Students on Digital and Problematic Gaming 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-06-30). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3671

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Alho, Joel & Mankinen, Katja. (2022). Psychologists' and psychology students' attitudes about gaming, problematic gaming, and the new diagnosis for gaming disorder. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202203151822