UNASSIGNED: A sample of 138 IGD participants completed self-esteem and depression scales and a causal attribution task (Study 1) to examine the relationships among self-esteem, depression and self-serving bias (both self-enhancement and self-protection). In follow-up Study 2, 28 IGD participants were recruited to undertake self-affirmation intervention which can affirm one\'s sense of global self-view and bolster self-esteem to explore whether self-affirmation would trigger a reduction of depression and a raise of self-serving bias.
UNASSIGNED: The results of path analysis in Study 1 showed that the self-serving bias was predicted by self-esteem and depression, and the depression played a mediating role between self-esteem and self-serving bias. The results of Study 2 showed that the IGD participants reported higher self-esteem, lower depression and engaged in more self-protection motivation after affirming-self manipulation as compared with affirming-other manipulation.
UNASSIGNED: These findings suggest that self-esteem predicts self-serving bias through depression and self-affirmation could trigger an increase of self-esteem, further decrease depression and improve self-serving bias for the individuals with IGD. The present article clearly identified the relationships among these factors and provided a new approach to promote positive self-concept in individuals with IGD. Future research is warranted to explore the lasting benefits of self-affirmation on domains of education, relationships and gaming withdrawal for the individuals with IGD among different populations.
■138名IGD参与者的样本完成了自尊和抑郁量表以及因果归因任务(研究1),以检查自尊之间的关系,抑郁和自我服务偏见(自我增强和自我保护)。在后续研究2中,招募了28名IGD参与者进行自我肯定干预,该干预可以肯定一个人的整体自我观并增强自尊,以探讨自我肯定是否会引起抑郁的减少和自我服务偏见的增加。
■研究1的路径分析结果表明,自我服务偏差是由自尊和抑郁来预测的,抑郁在自尊和自我服务偏见之间起中介作用。研究2的结果表明,IGD参与者报告了更高的自尊,与确认其他操纵相比,确认自我操纵后的抑郁更低,并且从事更多的自我保护动机。
■这些发现表明,自尊通过抑郁预测自我服务偏见,自我肯定可能引发自尊的增加,进一步降低IGD患者的抑郁并改善自我服务偏见。本文清楚地确定了这些因素之间的关系,并提供了一种新的方法来促进IGD患者的积极自我概念。未来的研究有必要探索自我肯定在教育领域的持久利益,不同人群中IGD个体的关系和博弈退出。