2026-10-29T23:51:45Zhttps://bayburt-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/oai/requestoai:bayburt-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net:bayburt/126642026-10-29T19:42:40Zopenairecom_bayburt_10000col_bayburt_10001com_bayburt_10007col_bayburt_10218Life satisfaction and problematic online gaming among young adults: the mediating roles of depression, anxiety, and stressBekir, SeyhanYayla, İbrahim ErdoğanMakas, SametManci, EgemenYildirim, Muratanxietydepressionlife satisfactionproblematic online gamingstressObjective: Problematic online gaming has emerged as a growing concern among young adults, often linked to reduced well-being and increased mental health problems. This study aimed to investigate whether depression, anxiety, and stress mediate the relationship between life satisfaction and problematic online gaming among young adults. Method: A total of 336 Turkish students participated in this cross-sectional study by completing self-reported measures of life satisfaction, depression, anxiety, stress, and problematic online gaming via an online survey. Results: Results indicate that lower life satisfaction related to higher levels of stress and depression, which in turn increase problematic online gaming behaviors. In contrast, anxiety did not have a significant mediating role, since its confidence interval included zero. Conclusions: In conclusion, both direct and indirect associations were found between lower life satisfaction and problematic online gaming, through stress and depression. Anxiety was not found to have a significant mediating effect in this relationship. These findings suggest that interventions aimed at enhancing life satisfaction and reducing psychological suffering could help to prevent such behavior.Elsevier B.V.2026Articlehttps://rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/r/bayburt/12664https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2026.1012061875-9521enEntertainment Computinginfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessinfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttps://bayburt-rdlopen.rawdatalibrary.net/tr/items/bayburt/12664