Emotion and Craving Regulation Among Individuals With Internet Gaming Disorders

"Participants are instructed to complete the emotion assessment after Look or Decrease the neutral or negative pictures. The Decrease asks the participants to use cognitive reappraisal or mindfulness strategies to decrease the intensity of emotion, whereas the Look asks the participants to look naturally at the picture. First, the look or decrease is displayed on the computer for 2 s. Then, a neutral or negative picture is presented on the screen for 7s. Finally, participants will rate the intensity of their emotion for 4s. Then, they have 1s-3s to relax before the next trial. In the meantime, Skin conductance activities will be recorded using a constant voltage with 1-cm 3 AgAg/Cl electrodes attached to the medial phalanx surfaces of the middle and index fingers of the nondominant hand."

"Participants are instructed to complete the craving assessment after Look or Decrease the neutral or gaming pictures. The Decrease asks the participants to use cognitive reappraisal or mindfulness strategies to decrease the intensity of craving, whereas the Look asks the participants to look naturally at the picture. First, the look or decrease is displayed on the computer for 2 s. Second, a neutral or gaming picture is presented on the screen for 7s. Third, participants rate the intensity of their craving for 4s. Then, they have 1s-3s to relax before the next trial. In the meantime, Skin conductance activities will be recorded using a constant voltage with 1-cm 3 AgAg/Cl electrodes attached to the medial phalanx surfaces of the middle and index fingers of the nondominant hand."