Comportamiento de los fanáticos del cine, animación y videojuegos

Abstract

Fanaticism is a phenomenon that has been present throughout the history of humanity, always associated with an obsession, loss of control, or extreme enthusiasm. When new technologies appeared, it reached the world of entertainment as well. The objective of this study is to analyze the behaviors of film, animation, and video game fans related to psychopathology through a bibliographic-descriptive research that reviewed studies from various languages and sources such as ProQuest, Redalyc, SciELO, and DSpace, analyzing a total of 62 studies; the results showed that the behaviors of fans of cinema, animation, and video games have similarities, among them, the appreciation of a fantasy narrative mixed with reality, associated with childishness, immaturity, sedentary lifestyle, and social ineptitude; some of them transfer elements from fiction to reality by imitating physical aspects, clothing, values, and ideologies, turning their hobby into part of their identity, choosing professions related to the product they follow. In personality, some aspects are highlighted, such as introverted traits, low extraversion, openness to new experiences, capable of socializing but with a low tolerance for frustration, failure, and shame. In conclusion, fans are related to pathologies such as video game addiction, recently added to the ICD11, which exacerbates pre-existing disorders such as depression, influences risk behaviors, and is related to disorders such as Hikikomori or voluntary isolation; it arises in Asia but is increasingly common in the West, hence the need to deepen the study of fandoms and their relationship with psychology.