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Abstract: Given the significant negative consequences of problematic video gaming among adolescents, it is crucial to identify risk and protective factors to inform effective prevention and intervention strategies. The aim of the current study was to examine the associations between adaptive and maladaptive cognitive emotion regulation strategies and both prolonged and problematic video gaming among early-to-mid adolescents in Germany. A total of 626 adolescents in Grades 5 – 10 completed the Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, as well as providing details on their prolonged gaming time and symptoms of problematic gaming. Catastrophizing and acceptance were positively associated with prolonged gaming time, while refocus on planning showed a negative association. The maladaptive strategies rumination and blaming others were positively associated with problematic gaming, and the adaptive strategy positive reappraisal showed a negative association. The findings highlight the role of emotion regulation in problematic gaming and pave the way for future studies focusing on developmental mechanisms as well as insights for prevention and intervention measures.
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