Prevalence of Internet Gaming Addiction in Adolescent

Assiut University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Addictive Behavior; Adolescent Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: internet gaming addiction

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04960254

internet gaming addiction

Details and patient eligibility

About

Excessive problematic use of the internet has been a topic of discussion in the academic literature for many years and has gained more attention recently. The majority of those at risk are in early adulthood. Pathological internet use (PIU) is also termed internet addiction disorder (IAD), with both terms used to link internet use with addiction terminology.

Consistent with other psychiatric conditions such as depression symptoms, PIU prevalence rates among adolescents vary widely from as low as 0.3% to 38%. Likewise, PIU prevalence among college students (young adults) showed a wide variation ranging from 3% to 34%, worldwide. Nowadays, internet gaming addiction became a problematic issue in adolescent.

This is a case -control study, aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of internet gaming addiction among adolescents and its relationship with emotion regulation and comorbid psychiatric disorders.

Enrollment: 140 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 10 to 18 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Both males and females were included.
2. Age ranges from 10- 18 years.
3. Willing of the parents or the caregivers to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

• Children with intelligence quotient below 70.
• Children with history of substance use or psychiatric disorders.
• Children with medical or other neurological conditions.