Online gaming addictive, escapist, a coping strategy: Study- The New Indian Express

Online gaming is frequently used as a “coping mechanism, an avoidant, escapist strategy, which can lead to problematic or excessive gaming, with harmful outcomes and poor mental health.
Online gaming is frequently used as a “coping mechanism, an avoidant, escapist strategy, which can lead to problematic or excessive gaming, with harmful outcomes and poor mental health.

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Time to hit pause- The New Indian Express

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