Daniel King

Room 211, Hughes Building Phone +61 (08) 8303 3740 Fax +61 (08) 8303 3770 daniel.king@adelaide.edu.au

Area of Research

Technological addiction, including the Internet and video games

Awards

Australian Postgraduate Award
Commercialisation Training Scheme (CTS) Scholarship
Postgraduate Travelling Fellowship
Golden Key Honours Society Member

Psychology Research Interests

My research area is the study of technological addictions, with specific interest in problematic video game play. My doctorate work attempts to conceptualise problematic video game play as new form of behavioural addiction and identify the various correlates of problematic video game play, including sleep loss, general health and emotional wellbeing, and motivation.

Recent Key Publications

King, D. L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Zajac, I. T. (2009, in press). Preliminary validation of a new clinical tool for identifying problem video game playing. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction.

King, D.L., Delfabbro, P. H., & Griffiths, M. D. (2009, in press). The convergence of gambling and digital media Implications for gambling in young people. Journal of Gambling Studies.

King, D.L., & Delfabbro, P.H. (2009, in press). Motivational differences in problem video game play. Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation.

King, D.L., & Delfabbro, P.H. (2009). The general health status of heavy video game players: Comparisons with Australian normative data. Journal of Cybertherapy and Rehabilitation , 2, 17-26.

King, D.L., & Delfabbro, P.H. (2009). Understanding and assisting excessive players of video games: A community psychology perspective. Australian Community Psychologist, 21, 62-74.