A network analysis of internet gaming disorder symptoms.

We examined the symptoms network of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). We recruited 793 heavy game players online and 184 of them were diagnosed with IGD. We measured IGD via the 27-item IGD Scale and analyzed symptoms to examine how they interacted with each other to drive the addictive behaviors. Furthermore, we added motives and psychological well-being variables into the network. We found that the most central symptoms were conflict, withdrawal, and tolerance. Overall, two distinct groups of symptoms were discovered: one group for addictive symptoms and the other for psychological consequences. Copyright © 2022 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Citation

Dong Liu, Jeroen Lemmens, Xinyi Hong, Biao Li, Junyi Hao, Yongjie Yue. A network analysis of internet gaming disorder symptoms. Psychiatry research. 2022 May;311:114507

Mesh Tags

PMID: 35349859

search → result