Abstract
The present study was conducted to investigate various dimensions of
personality and functional impairment in Massively Multiplayer
Online Players and Non Massively Multiplayer Online Players. For
this purpose a between group, research design was employed. A
sample of 90 participants (45 MMO‟s and 45 Non-MMO‟s) was
collected from various gaming zones in Lahore. Young‟s (1998)
Diagnostic Questionnaire for Internet addiction was used as a
screening tool. Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI; Eysenck &
Eysenck, 1975) was administered to assess personality dimension; and
Work and Social Adjustment Scale (Mataix-Col et al., 2005) was used
to assess functional impairment. Results depicted no difference in
personality dimensions and functional impairment in MMOs and nonMMOs. Significant difference was found in number of playing games
in MMOs and Non- MMOs. MMOs play less number of games as
compared to Non-MMOs. No significant relationship was found in
personality dimensions and functional impairment in non-MMOs.
Moreover, negative relationship between extraversion and lie scale
(sub-scale of Eysenck Personality Inventory) reveals that an extrovert
participant would score less on lie scale.
Verda Zahid, Tehreem Aslam. (2018) Personality Dimensions & Functional Impairment in Massively Multiplayer Online Players (MMOs’) and Non Massively Multiplayer Online Players (Non-MMO’s), Pakistan Journal of Professional Psychology Research and Practice, Volume 9 (1), Voulume 9.
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