Does Self-Selection Affect Samples’ Representativeness in Online Surveys? An Investigation in Online Video Game Research

Yasser Khazaal   ¹ , MD ;   Mathias van Singer   ² ;   Anne Chatton   ¹ , MA ;   Sophia Achab   ¹ , MD, PhD ;   Daniele Zullino   ² , MD ;   Stephane Rothen   ² , PhD ;   Riaz Khan   ¹ , MD ;   Joel Billieux   ³ , PhD ;   Gabriel Thorens   ¹ , MD

¹ Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland

² Geneva University, Geneva, Switzerland

³ Laboratory for Experimental Psychopathology, Psychological Science Research Institute, Catholic University of Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium