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Title:
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Internet gaming disorder in adolescence: Psychological characteristics of a clinical sample
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Author:
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Torres-Rodríguez, Alexandra; Griffiths, Mark D.; Carbonell, Xavier; Oberst, Ursula
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Other authors:
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Universitat Ramon Llull. Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’Educació i de l’Esport Blanquerna |
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Abstract:
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Background and aims: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) has become a topic of increasing research interest since its
inclusion in Section 3 of the DSM-5. Given the lack of clinical studies concerning IGD, exploring the characteristics
of clinical samples with IGD will help to delineate the gaming disorder construct and inform future treatment studies.
Methods: Data collection consisted of clinical interviews comprising 31 male adolescents diagnosed with IGD.
Alongside the clinical interviews, the participants were administered a battery of psychometric tests assessing the
following: IGD, personality traits, comorbid symptomatology, emotional intelligence (EI), and family environment
characteristics. Results: The results showed that the adolescents with IGD and their relatives reported a high number
of hours per week and high presence of stressful life events in the majority of the sample. High scores on scales
assessing depression, anxiety, and somatic disorders were found. However, the findings indicate the presence of
several other comorbid disorders meaning that some of the adolescent sample with IGD had different clinical profiles.
Several personality traits were found to be highly associated with IGD including introversion, inhibition, submissiveness,
self-devaluation, interpersonal sensibility, obsessive–compulsive tendencies, phobic anxiety, and hostility,
as well as paranoid and borderline personality traits. Other negative characteristics found in the present sample
included a high level of social problems, low EI, and dysfunctional family relationships. Discussion and conclusions:
The findings suggest a more global pattern of key psychological characteristics associated with Internet gaming
disorder in adolescence. This may help in understanding the complexity of this proposed disorder and it may also help
in designing more specialized interventions for adolescents with IGD. The findings have important implications for
clinical practice and interventions. |
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Publication date:
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2018 |
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Subject(s):
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Addicció a Internet
Videojocs--Aspectes psicològics
Adolescents |
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Rights:
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L'accés als continguts d'aquest document queda condicionat a l'acceptació de les condicions d'ús establertes per la següent llicència Creative Commons:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
© L'autor/a |
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Pages:
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12 p. |
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Document type:
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Article
Article - Published version |
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Published by:
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Akadémiai Kiadó
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Publish at:
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Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 2018, Vol. 7, Núm. 3
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