Personality Dimensions & Functional Impairment in Massively Multiplayer Online Players (MMOs’) and Non Massively Multiplayer Online Players (Non-MMO’s)

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 non- MMOs. 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.