Adverse childhood experiences predict internet gaming disorder in university students: the mediating role of resilience.
Curr Opin Psychiatry
; 37(1): 29-37, 2024 01 01.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-37972967
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
To investigate the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and internet gaming disorder (IGD) and the mediating role of resilience in the relationship between these two factors.METHODS:
The adverse childhood experience scale, resilience scale and IGD Scale were administered to 9349 university students. Correlations and mediating effects were calculated among these scores.RESULTS:
After controlling for sex and age, significant correlations among adverse childhood experiences, resilience and IGD were observed; resilience was a partial mediator variable in the relationship between adverse childhood experiences and IGD.CONCLUSIONS:
The more adverse childhood experiences an individual has, the less their mental toughness and the greater their tendency to become addicted to internet games. Adverse childhood experiences can effectively predict IGD, and the risk of becoming addicted to the internet can be decreased by increasing one's mental toughness.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Behavior, Addictive
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Video Games
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Resilience, Psychological
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Adverse Childhood Experiences
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Curr Opin Psychiatry
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Curr. opin. psychiatr
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Current opinion in psychiatry
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article
Country of publication:
Estados Unidos