Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Protocol for a LEVEL UP! Cross-Sectional Survey and Screenshot Elicitation Interview Study

Dane Marco Di Cesare, Ashley Brooks, Kaitrin Doll, Lauren McInroy, Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco, Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez, Daragh T McDermott, Yael Perry, Jason Schaub, Paul Byron, Edward J Alessi, Shelley Craig

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DOI: 10.2196/95804
Published: 2026-09-24
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@article{allodium:10.2196/95804,
  title = {Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Protocol for a LEVEL UP! Cross-Sectional Survey and Screenshot Elicitation Interview Study},
  author = {Dane Marco Di Cesare and Ashley Brooks and Kaitrin Doll and Lauren McInroy and Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco and Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez and Daragh T McDermott and Yael Perry and Jason Schaub and Paul Byron and Edward J Alessi and Shelley Craig},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {JMIR Research Protocols},
  doi = {10.2196/95804},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.2196/95804}
}

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AU  - Ashley Brooks
AU  - Kaitrin Doll
AU  - Lauren McInroy
AU  - Ignacio Lozano-Verduzco
AU  - Juan Carlos Mendoza-Pérez
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AU  - Yael Perry
AU  - Jason Schaub
AU  - Paul Byron
AU  - Edward J Alessi
AU  - Shelley Craig
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JO  - JMIR Research Protocols
DO  - 10.2196/95804
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Cesare, D. M. D., Brooks, A., Doll, K., McInroy, L., Lozano-Verduzco, I., Mendoza-Pérez, J. C., McDermott, D. T., Perry, Y., Schaub, J., Byron, P., Alessi, E. J., & Craig, S. (2026). Video Gaming and Psychological Well-Being Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Youth in Canada, the United States, Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Australia: Protocol for a LEVEL UP! Cross-Sectional Survey and Screenshot Elicitation Interview Study. JMIR Research Protocols. https://doi.org/10.2196/95804

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