scholarly journals Patterns and Predictors of Internet Gaming Disorder: An Observational Study from Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 217-223
Author(s):  
Reema Karasneh ◽  
Sayer Al-Azzam ◽  
Karem H. Alzoubi ◽  
Mohammad B. Nusair ◽  
Sahar Hawamdeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Public Health Problem ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Mean ◽  
And Gender

Objective: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is a rapidly growing public health problem that may have detrimental effects. The purpose of this study is to identify factors associated with IGD status. Methods: In this cross-sectional observational study, a convenient sample of gamers in Jordan was recruited and asked to participate in an online survey based on the nine criteria of the 20-item Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD-20) used to assess gaming disorder. Sociodemographic and psychosocial data were also obtained. Results: A total of 504 gamers participated in this study. The mean age of respondents was 21.6 ± 3.90 years. Using the standard IGD-20 scale, 96 participants (19%) were classified as potential IGD cases, compared to 408 (80.9%) non-disordered gamers. Males were dominant among the population, constituting 348 (69%) of gamers. Males also played significantly more hours per week [17.8 ±16.75] compared to females [13 ± 17.65]. The majority of gamers (411 (81.5%)) were students, although unemployed adults played for the highest total time [23.9 ± 30.84 hours/week]. Device type used for gaming also significantly (p <0.05) affected the time spent playing. Predictors of IGD included educational level (p< 0.05) and playing hours/week (p< 005). Conversely, no significant associations were found between IGD and gender, age, employment, or sleeping hours. IGD is increasingly being diagnosed among both genders and presents a health challenge for internet users. Conclusion: Establishing gamer profiles and recognizing predictors of IGD is therefore vital for guiding clinical classification and diagnosis of the disease.

scholarly journals The Predictive Value of Emotional Intelligence for Internet Gaming Disorder: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (15) ◽  
pp. 2762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Della L. Dang ◽  
Meng Xuan Zhang ◽  
Karlas Kin-hei Leong ◽  
Anise M. S. Wu
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Trait Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Coping Flexibility ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
One Year ◽  
And Coping

This one-year longitudinal study examined trait emotional intelligence as a predictor of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). To date, only cross-sectional research has been conducted to test the protective effects of emotional intelligence against IGD tendency. Based on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, this study aimed to address the research gap by examining not only the direct effects of trait emotional intelligence, but also its indirect effects (via depressive symptoms and coping flexibility) on IGD, with both a cross-sectional and longitudinal design. The participants were 282 Chinese university students (mean age = 20.47; 39.4% males) who voluntarily completed an anonymous questionnaire at both baseline (W1) and one-year follow-up (W2). Path analysis results revealed that trait emotional intelligence had a protective but indirect effect on IGD tendency in both our cross-sectional and longitudinal data. Depression was found to have a significant, full mediating effect on the relationship between: (i) trait emotional intelligence and IGD tendency (W2) and (ii) coping flexibility and IGD tendency (W2), after adjusting for IGD tendency at the baseline (W1). Gender invariance of the path coefficient was also observed in the prospective model. This study provided longitudinal evidence to support the I-PACE model. Interventions should address both IGD and depressive symptoms, and school-based workshops to increase emotional intelligence and coping flexibility are also recommended.

scholarly journals Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evaluation of the Social Network Use Disorder and Internet Gaming Disorder Criteria

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Polyxeni Bouna-Pyrrou ◽  
Birte Aufleger ◽  
Simona Braun ◽  
Manja Gattnar ◽  
Sofia Kallmayer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Longitudinal Evaluation ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
The Social

scholarly journals Correction: Potential Correlates of Internet Gaming Disorder Among Indonesian Medical Students: Cross-sectional Study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristiana Siste ◽  
Enjeline Hanafi ◽  
Lee Thung Sen ◽  
Petra Octavian Perdana Wahjoepramono ◽  
Andree Kurniawan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Correction Potential

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scholarly journals Prevalence of internet gaming disorder in India: a technological hazard among adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 688
Author(s):  
Vamsi Krishna Undavalli ◽  
Gobburi Sudha Rani ◽  
Jonnalagadda Ravi Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Smart Phone ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
P Value ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adolescent Students ◽  
Internet Gaming

Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) refers to the problematic use of on-line or off-line video games.  Presently the prevalence of IGD among the adolescent group was between 1.3%  to 19.9% and males reported more prevalence than females. Aims of this study was to know the prevalence and the various factors associated with the development IGD among adolescents.Methods: Settings and Design was to a cross sectional study was conducted among students of High schools for a period of 3 months from July 2018 - September 2018. Four hundred adolescent students were included in the study. English version of the DSM–5 short (9-item) dichotomous scale with cut-off point of five or more criteria was used for diagnosing the IGD.Statistical analysis used descriptive statistics were represented with frequencies and percentages. Chi-square and Fisher Exact tests were applied to find significance difference. P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant.Results: An overall prevalence estimate of IGD was 3.50% among the school children and it is higher among male students (8.8%) than female students (0.8%) and it was found statistically significant with a p value of <0.001.Conclusions: The prevalence differences between Age groups, gender, class of the student and availability of smart phone with internet facility act as an important risk factors for the occurrence of IGD among adolescents.

Orbitofrontal gray matter deficits as marker of Internet gaming disorder: converging evidence from a cross-sectional and prospective longitudinal design

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhou ◽  
Christian Montag ◽  
Rayna Sariyska ◽  
Bernd Lachmann ◽  
Martin Reuter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gray Matter ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Internet Gaming Disorder ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Internet Gaming ◽  
Prospective Longitudinal
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