Research Article | Open Access

Motivation to Play and Loneliness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Online Gaming Addiction

    Droshum Baloch

    International Islamic University

    Rabia Mushtaq

    International Islamic University

    Neelam Ehsan

    Shifa Tameer-e-Millat University

    Seema Gul

    Prince Sultan University, Riyadh KSA


Received
24 Dec, 2021
Accepted
17 Apr, 2023
Published
30 Sep, 2023

This study aimed at examining the relationship of motivation to play and loneliness among university students. It further explored the potential moderating role of online gaming addiction between motivation to play and loneliness among university students. A purposive sample of 304 university students habitual to play multiplayer online games was chosen from the universities of Islamabad. Motives of online gaming questionnaire (MOGQ) developed by Demetrovics et al. (2011), Internet Gaming Disorder Test (Pontes et al., 2014), and UCLA loneliness scale (Russell, 1996) were used to measure study variables. Results revealed that motivation to play has positive relationship with loneliness among university students. Results also confirmed the significant moderation of online gaming, by employing that online gaming addiction has strengthened the relationship of motivation to play with loneliness among university students. The male students have high motivation to play as compared to female students on each subscale of motives of online games questionnaire. Moreover, male university students spent more time playing online games as compared to female university students. This study has implications for parents, educators as well as for academicians in understanding the association of motivation to play, online game addiction and loneliness among youth.

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APA-7 Style
Baloch, D., Mushtaq, R., Ehsan, N., Gul, S. (2023). Motivation to Play and Loneliness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Online Gaming Addiction. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research, 38(3), 447-465. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.3.26

ACS Style
Baloch, D.; Mushtaq, R.; Ehsan, N.; Gul, S. Motivation to Play and Loneliness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Online Gaming Addiction. Pak. J. Psychol. Res 2023, 38, 447-465. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.3.26

AMA Style
Baloch D, Mushtaq R, Ehsan N, Gul S. Motivation to Play and Loneliness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Online Gaming Addiction. Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research. 2023; 38(3): 447-465. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.3.26

Chicago/Turabian Style
Baloch, Droshum, Rabia Mushtaq, Neelam Ehsan, and Seema Gul. 2023. "Motivation to Play and Loneliness Among University Students: Moderating Role of Online Gaming Addiction" Pakistan Journal of Psychological Research 38, no. 3: 447-465. https://doi.org/10.33824/PJPR.2023.38.3.26