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Internet Gaming Disorder: Evidence for a Risk and Resilience Approach.
Wayne A Warburton1, Sophie Parkes1, Naomi Sweller1
1School of Psychological Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney 2109, Australia.
Summary
Accumulating risk factors like poor self-control and social exclusion increase the likelihood of developing Problematic Video Game Use (PVGU) and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in adolescents. Conversely, protective factors decrease this risk.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Adolescent Health
- Digital Media Studies
Background:
- Previous research identified predictors of Problematic Video Game Use (PVGU) and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD).
- Few studies have jointly examined risk and protective factors for PVGU/IGD.
- Limited empirical evidence exists on how accumulating factors influence PVGU/IGD risk.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the combined effect of risk and protective factors on PVGU and IGD.
- To examine predictors from executive dysfunction, unmet needs, and family environment categories.
- To determine if accumulating factors linearly increase or decrease PVGU/IGD risk.
Main Methods:
- Survey administered to 866 adolescent students (ages 12-17).
- Assessed risk/protective factors including self-control, social exclusion, impulsivity, self-esteem, mastery, environmental control, and parent-child attachment.
- Employed trend analyses to evaluate the impact of accumulating factors.
Main Results:
- Self-control and social exclusion were the strongest predictors of IGD symptom severity and diagnostic criteria.
- Impulsivity, self-esteem, mastery, environmental control, and parent-child attachment also significantly predicted outcomes.
- A linear increase in PVGU risk was observed with accumulated risk factors, and a decrease with accumulated protective factors.
Conclusions:
- A net accumulation of impulse control issues and unmet needs may predispose adolescents to PVGU or IGD.
- Findings support a 'risk and resilience' model for adolescent screen-based disorders.
- Focusing on risk factors may offer benefits for treating adolescent PVGU and IGD.
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