OII | Dr Kristoffer Magnusson

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About

Kristoffer is a clinical psychologist at the Oxford Internet Institute and the Stockholm Centre for Psychiatry Research, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. His work is mainly concerned with studying various aspects of gaming and gambling disorder.

At the Oxford Internet Institute, Kristoffer works with Andrew Przybylski on research which aims to generate robust, transparent, and policy-relevant evidence on the topic of behavioural addictions and mental health.

Positions at the OII

Research Associate, March 2021 -

Contact

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@krstoffr

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Research

Projects

Understanding Video Game Play and Mental Health

This project will collect and share detailed behavioural game data donated by players to help us understand how the quality and quantity of online play shapes human motivation and mental health.

News & Press

Blogs & Press releases

It’s quality not quantity that predicts gamers’ wellbeing, new study finds

12 March 2025

New analysis finds that the number of hours spent playing Nintendo games did not significantly affect adults’ mental well-being, life satisfaction, emotional state, or depressive symptoms.

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New study reveals positive mood changes during video game play, finds Oxford team

25 September 2024

Playing video games can be good for your mood, according to a new international study from researchers at the Oxford Internet Institute, part of the University of Oxford.

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Major new study finds little evidence for causal connection between well-being and video game playing

27 July 2022

New Oxford study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science finds time spent playing video games is unlikely to impact well-being.

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Researchers at Oxford Internet Institute collaborate with Game Developer FuturLab to study mental health of players

12 July 2022

OII researchers are collaborating with game developer FuturLab to study the effects of playing video games on the mental health of players.

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Press Coverage

No causal connection between wellbeing and video game playing

Times Radio, 27 July 2022

Associate Professor, Senior Research Fellow, Dr Andrew Przybylski, speaks to Times Radio Breakfast Show presenters Aasmah Mir and Stig Abell about his latest research into video games and wellbeing. (interview at interview at 01:46:21-01:51:23)

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Rest assured: Playing video games is unlikely to impact well-being, study says

Euronews, 27 July 2022

Time spent playing video games is unlikely to have an impact on well-being, according to a new study from the University of Oxford.

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Time spent gaming has ‘little to no impact’ on wellbeing, study finds

The Evening Standard, 27 July 2022

A study of 39,000 gamers by the Oxford Internet Institute found that time spent gaming was unlikely to impact wellbeing.

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