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Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluates the association between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and the role of behavior inhibition in young adults. METHODS: We recruited 87 people with IGD and a control group of 87 people without a history of IGD. All participants u...

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Autores principales: Wang, Chao-Yang, Wu, Yu-Chen, Su, Chen-Hsiang, Lin, Pai-Cheng, Ko, Chih-Hung, Yen, Ju-Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Akadémiai Kiadó 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29280398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.088
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author Wang, Chao-Yang
Wu, Yu-Chen
Su, Chen-Hsiang
Lin, Pai-Cheng
Ko, Chih-Hung
Yen, Ju-Yu
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Su, Chen-Hsiang
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Ko, Chih-Hung
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description INTRODUCTION: This study evaluates the association between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and the role of behavior inhibition in young adults. METHODS: We recruited 87 people with IGD and a control group of 87 people without a history of IGD. All participants underwent a diagnostic interview based on the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, IGD and GAD criteria, and completed a questionnaire on behavior inhibition, depression, and anxiety. RESULTS: Logistic regression revealed that adults with GAD were more likely (odds ratio = 8.11, 95% CI = 1.78−37.09) to have IGD than those without it. The OR decreased when controlling for behavior inhibition. IGD subjects with GAD had higher depressive and anxiety score than those without GAD. CONCLUSIONS: GAD was associated with IGD. Comorbid GAD can contribute to higher emotional difficulty. GAD should be well-assessed and interventions planned when treating young adults with IGD. Behavioral inhibition confounds the association between GAD and IGD. Further study is necessary to evaluate how to intervene in behavioral inhibitions to attenuate the risk of GAD and IGD comorbidity.
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spelling pubmed-60349592018-07-09 Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder Wang, Chao-Yang Wu, Yu-Chen Su, Chen-Hsiang Lin, Pai-Cheng Ko, Chih-Hung Yen, Ju-Yu J Behav Addict Full-Length Report INTRODUCTION: This study evaluates the association between generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and the role of behavior inhibition in young adults. METHODS: We recruited 87 people with IGD and a control group of 87 people without a history of IGD. All participants underwent a diagnostic interview based on the fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, IGD and GAD criteria, and completed a questionnaire on behavior inhibition, depression, and anxiety. RESULTS: Logistic regression revealed that adults with GAD were more likely (odds ratio = 8.11, 95% CI = 1.78−37.09) to have IGD than those without it. The OR decreased when controlling for behavior inhibition. IGD subjects with GAD had higher depressive and anxiety score than those without GAD. CONCLUSIONS: GAD was associated with IGD. Comorbid GAD can contribute to higher emotional difficulty. GAD should be well-assessed and interventions planned when treating young adults with IGD. Behavioral inhibition confounds the association between GAD and IGD. Further study is necessary to evaluate how to intervene in behavioral inhibitions to attenuate the risk of GAD and IGD comorbidity. Akadémiai Kiadó 2017-12-26 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC6034959/ /pubmed/29280398 http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.088 Text en © 2017 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium for non-commercial purposes, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
title Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
title_full Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
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title_short Association between Internet gaming disorder and generalized anxiety disorder
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6034959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29280398
http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.088
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