Table 2.

Hypotheses regarding the relationship between early maladaptive schemas and problematic video gaming

H1: PVG will be positively associated with the EMSs included in the impaired autonomy and performance dimension

H1a: PVG will be positively associated with practical incompetence/dependence

H1b: PVG will be positively associated with vulnerability to harm and illness

H1c: PVG will be positively associated with abandonment

H1d: PVG will be positively associated with enmeshment

H1e: PVG will be positively associated with failure to achieve

H1f: PVG will be positively associated with subjugation

H2: PVG will be positively associated with the EMSs included in the disconnection and rejection dimension

H2a: PVG will be positively associated with emotional deprivation

H2b: PVG will be positively associated with defectiveness/unviability

H2c: PVG will be positively associated with mistrust

H2d: PVG will be positively associated with social isolation/alienation

H2e: PVG will be positively associated with emotional inhibition

H2f: PVG will be positively associated with pessimism/worry