Dr Daniel King

Room 717, Hughes Building Phone +61 (08) 8303 3740 Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770 daniel.king@adelaide.edu.au

Area of Research

Technology-based addictions, including the Internet and video games

Awards

Frank Dalziel Prize (Best PhD Thesis in Psychology)

Psychology Research Interests

My research area is the study of technology-based addictions, with specific interest in video games and online activities. I am currently conducting survey-based longitudinal research on the persistent features of problematic video game play. In addition, I am conducting experimental research on the effects of presleep video game playing on adolescent sleep quality. I am also interested in the role of new digital technologies in gambling, including both monetary and non-monetary forms of gambling via the Internet, and the potential risks posed by these new avenues for gambling to young people.

Recent Key Publications

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., Griffiths, M. D, & Gradisar, M. (2011). Assessing clinical trials of Internet addiction treatment: A systematic review and CONSORT evaluation. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 1110-1116.

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D. (in press). Clinical interventions for technology-based problems: Excessive Internet and video game use. Journal of Cognitive Psychotherapy.

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H. & Griffiths, M. D. (2011). The role of structural characteristics in problematic video game playing: An empirical study. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9, 320-333.

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D. (2010). The convergence of gambling and digital media: Implications for gambling in young people. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26, 175-187.

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D. (2010). Video game structural characteristics: A new psychological taxonomy. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 8, 90-106.