Correlating Real and Virtual World Behavioral Fluctuations in Adolescence

The present study will explore a new approach to ongoing evaluation and monitoring of fluctuations in personality traits via commercial video games. The aim of this longitudinal study is to examine the influence of everyday life event on video games performance as a function of individual differences in gaming behavioral patterns. focusing on the ongoing performance vacillations of the patient on commercial video games will offer insights in to possibly new generation of real time assessment medium of ongoing behavior.

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Key information

Conditions

Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder Anxiety Anxiety Disorders Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Conduct Depression Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder Impulsive Behavior Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Shalvata MHC

Hod HaSharon, Israel

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All subjects will have normal or corrected to normal vision with no sensory/motor disturbance
An accessible computer at the house hold
Previous experience in playing computer games.

Exclusion criteria

drug abuse
head injury
living in a boarding school and a major psychiatric or neurological disorder.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Impulsivity manifested within game-play

Time frame: 3 weeks

In-Game kill/Stealth ratio
Activity manifested within game-play

Time frame: 3 weeks

In-Game number of missions and sub-mission attained
Aggresion manifested within game-play

Time frame: 3 weeks

In-Game aimed killing

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Shalvata Mental Health Center

Other

Collaborators

University of Haifa

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2014
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2016
First posted: Nov 4, 2014
Registry last updated: Apr 14, 2016

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