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Internet gaming disorder in early adolescence: Associations with parental and adolescent mental health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2020

L. Wartberg ,
L. Kriston ,
M. Kramer ,
A. Schwedler ,
T.M. Lincoln  and
R. Kammerl
L. Wartberg*
Affiliation:
German Center for Addiction Research in Childhood and Adolescence (DZSKJ), University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistraße 52, 20246Hamburg, Germany
L. Kriston
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Psychology, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Martinistraße 52, 20246Hamburg, Germany
M. Kramer
Affiliation:
Research Area of Media Pedagogy and Aesthetic Education, University of Hamburg, Von Melle-Park 8, 20146Hamburg, Germany
A. Schwedler
Affiliation:
Research Area of Media Pedagogy and Aesthetic Education, University of Hamburg, Von Melle-Park 8, 20146Hamburg, Germany
T.M. Lincoln
Affiliation:
Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Institute of Psychology, University of Hamburg, Von-Melle-Park 5, 20146Hamburg, Germany
R. Kammerl
Affiliation:
Chair for pedagogy with a focus on media education, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nuremberg, Regensburger Straße 160, 90478Nuremberg, Germany
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail address:lwartberg@uke.de (L. Wartberg).
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Abstract

Background:

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has been included in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). Currently, associations between IGD in early adolescence and mental health are largely unexplained. In the present study, the relation of IGD with adolescent and parental mental health was investigated for the first time.

Methods:

We surveyed 1095 family dyads (an adolescent aged 12–14 years and a related parent) with a standardized questionnaire for IGD as well as for adolescent and parental mental health. We conducted linear (dimensional approach) and logistic (categorical approach) regression analyses.

Results:

Both with dimensional and categorical approaches, we observed statistically significant associations between IGD and male gender, a higher degree of adolescent antisocial behavior, anger control problems, emotional distress, self-esteem problems, hyperactivity/inattention and parental anxiety (linear regression model: corrected R2 = 0.41, logistic regression model: Nagelkerke's R2 = 0.41).

Conclusions:

IGD appears to be associated with internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents. Moreover, the findings of the present study provide first evidence that not only adolescent but also parental mental health is relevant to IGD in early adolescence. Adolescent and parental mental health should be considered in prevention and intervention programs for IGD in adolescence.

Keywords

Internet gaming disorderInternet addictionAdolescentParentHyperactivityAnxiety

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European Psychiatry , Volume 43 , June 2017 , pp. 14 - 18
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Copyright © European Psychiatric Association 2017

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