The Mediating Role of Problematic Use of Loot Boxes Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Online Gambling Disorder: Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

• मुख्य लेखकों: Joaquín González-Cabrera (लेखक), Vanessa Caba-Machado (लेखक), Adoración Díaz-López (लेखक), Susana Jiménez-Murcia (लेखक), Gemma Mestre-Bach (लेखक), Juan M Machimbarrena (लेखक)
• स्वरूप: पुस्तक
• प्रकाशित: JMIR Publications, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• विषय: article
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Abstract BackgroundThe video game industry has introduced a new form of monetization through microtransactions. A controversial example has been the so-called "loot boxes" (LBs) as virtual objects, which are randomized and bought with legal money. In recent years, LBs have come to connect...