Low self-control and aggression exert serial mediation between inattention/hyperactivity problems and severity of internet gaming disorder features longitudinally among adolescents.

Autor: Jeong H; 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Yim HW; 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Lee SY; 2Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Lee HK; 2Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Potenza MN; 3Departments of Psychiatry and Neuroscience and Child Study Center, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.; 4Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling, Wethersfield, CT, USA.; 5Connecticut Mental Health Center, New Haven, CT, USA., Jo SJ; 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Son HJ; 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea., Kim G; 1Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of behavioral addictions [J Behav Addict] 2020 Jun 06; Vol. 9 (2), pp. 401-409. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jun 06 (Print Publication: 2020).
DOI: 10.1556/2006.2020.00039
Abstrakt: Objectives: We examined serial mediating roles of low self-control and aggression in explaining relationships between levels of inattention and hyperactivity problems (IHPs) and severity of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) features when exposed to online games among adolescents without Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stratified by gender using three-wave longitudinal study.
Method: The sample comprised a total of 1,732 family dyads from a study that was conducted among seventh graders without diagnoses of ADHD at baseline. Levels of IHPs were assessed by the parent reported Korean version of the ADHD rating scale at baseline (wave1). Severity of IGD features was assessed by the Internet Game Use-Elicited Symptom Screen (IGUESS) at wave3. Both levels of self-control (wave1) and aggression (wave2) were assessed by self-report. The mediating role of low self-control and aggression in the relationships between level of IHPs and severity of IGD were evaluated using serial mediation analysis separately for each gender.
Results: Levels of IHPs were related directly to severity of IGD features in both genders. The indirect effects via low self-control were also significant in both genders, however, the indirect effects via aggression was significant only in women. The serial mediation effect via low self-control and aggression between levels of IHPs and IGD features was significant in both genders (men, coefficient:0.009, 95%CI 0.005-0.019; women, coefficient:0.010, 95%CI:0.005-0.026).
Conclusion: We revealed a possible mechanism underlying a serial mediation chain from low self-control to aggression explaining the effects of IHPs on severity of IGD features. However, this conclusion should be taken with a caution, because the effect sizes were very low.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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