A Study to assess the Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) among Adolescent Students of Kashmir

Background: Gaming is a legitimate leisure activity worldwide; however, there are emerging concerns that vast numbers of gamers are becoming addicted. In 2013, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) classifies Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) as a condition warranting more clinical research ahead of formalising it as a mental disorder. Proposed as a behavioural addiction, Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) shares many similarities in both physical and psychological manifestations with substance use disorder, including cerebral changes on functional magnetic resonance imaging. Among the gaming population, adolescents demonstrate far more addictive internet gaming use in terms of screen hours, craving, and negative impacts on health, which have, in isolated incidents, also caused death. Worldwide addiction to gamers among adolescents is becoming a serious concern. This study was conducted to assess the occurrence of IGD among adolescent students in a selected Higher secondary school of Kashmir. Methodology: Quantitative methodology with a cross-sectional research design study was conducted among adolescent students of a selected higher secondary school. 220 students were included in the study by non-probability convenience sampling technique. English version of IGD-20 test was used to assess the problem. Statistical analysis used descriptive statistics that were represented with frequencies and percentages. P<0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results and Conclusion: An overall occurrence of IGD was 15.7% among adolescent students and it was higher among male students than female students, which was found statistically significant with a p value of < 0.049.

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

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200450 ◽

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.

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Prevalence and associated factors of internet gaming disorder among secondary school students in rural community, Thailand: a cross-sectional study

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4862-3 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 13 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Pawan Taechoyotin ◽

Puttipun Tongrod ◽

Tanawat Thaweerungruangkul ◽

Nitchapat Towattananon ◽

Pitch Teekapakvisit ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Secondary School ◽

Associated Factors ◽

Internet Gaming Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Gaming Disorder ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Bully Victimization ◽

Internet Gaming

Abstract Objective Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is an emerging mental problem for adolescent that has been increasingly piqued interest over the last decade. Although many studies have been conducted, very few studies have studied populations with low technological access. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the prevalence and associated factors of internet gaming disorder among secondary school students in an area with a comparatively lower technological access in a large community sample. We used Chachoengsao province, Thailand as our sample area with a comparatively lower access to technology. This cross-sectional study was conducted during December 2017–January 2018 among 12 secondary schools in Chachoengsao province, Thailand. Results 5.4% of the 5497 subjects were positive for IGD. The associated factors found were male gender (odds ratio (OR) = 1.4), not living with both parents (OR = 1.75), use of online dating (OR = 1.53), being bullied at school (OR = 1.51), depression (OR = 1.92), anxiety (OR = 1.62) and stress (OR = 3.57) after being adjusted for age, family composition, failure of an exam, limit of internet use, use of online dating, bully perpetration, bully victimization, cyber bully perpetration, cyber bully victimization, suicidal ideation, use of alcohol, depression, anxiety, and stress.

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The Relationship between Internet Addiction, Internet Gaming and Anxiety among Medical Students in a Malaysian Public University during COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph182211870 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (22) ◽

pp. 11870

Author(s):

Nurazah Ismail ◽

Ahmad Izzat Tajjudin ◽

Hafiz Jaafar ◽

Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar ◽

Azlin Baharudin ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Internet Addiction ◽

Protective Factor ◽

Short Form ◽

Internet Gaming Disorder ◽

The Internet ◽

P Value ◽

Gaming Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Internet Gaming

The internet has become an important medium for learning and communication during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for university students. Nevertheless, an increase in internet usage could predispose people to internet addiction (IA) and internet gaming (IG). Equally, there is concern that anxiety levels have increased during the pandemic. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of IA and IG, and their associations with anxiety among medical students during the pandemic. Data were collected during the second wave of the “Conditional Movement Control Order” (CMCO) in Malaysia between 12 November and 10 December 2020. A total of 237 students participated through proportionate stratified random sampling in this cross-sectional study. They completed a set of online questionnaires which consisted of a sociodemographic profile, the Malay version of the internet addiction test (MVIAT), the Malay version of the internet gaming disorder-short form (IGDS9-SF) and the Malay version of the depression, anxiety and stress scale (DASS-21). The prevalence of IA and internet gaming disorder (IGD) were 83.5% and 2.5%, respectively. A multiple logistic regression showed that those in pre-clinical years had a greater risk of anxiety than those in clinical years [(AOR) = 2.49, p-value 0.01, 95% CI = 1.22–5.07]. In contrast, those who scored high on IA were protected against anxiety [AOR = 0.100, p-value 0.03, 95% CI = 0.01–0.76)]. In conclusion, IA was highly prevalent during the COVID-19 pandemic and its high usage might serve as a protective factor against anxiety among the medical students in this study sample.

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The Prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Internet Gaming Disorder and Their Association among Adults in Saudi Arabia : A Cross-Sectional Study

Aljouf University Medical Journal ◽

10.12816/0058988 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 45-56

Author(s):

Al Hadi , Ahmad N. ◽

Aldussary , Dina M. ◽

Abanumy , Jawaher A. ◽

Alghamdi , Maha A. ◽

Alsahli , Nora A. ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Attention Deficit ◽

Internet Gaming Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Gaming Disorder ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Hyperactivity Disorder ◽

Internet Gaming

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Measuring Problematic Internet Use, Internet Gaming Disorder and Social Media Addiction in young adults: A cross-sectional study (Preprint)

JMIR Public Health and Surveillance ◽

10.2196/27719 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Megan Moreno ◽

Karyn Riddle ◽

Marina C. Jenkins ◽

Ajay Singh ◽

Qianqian Zhao ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Young Adults ◽

Internet Gaming Disorder ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Problematic Internet Use ◽

Gaming Disorder ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Social Media Addiction ◽

Internet Gaming

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

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph16152762 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 16 (15) ◽

pp. 2762 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

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.

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