ArticleJMIR mental health2019
Gender Moderates the Partial Mediation of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Psychiatric Distress and Problematic Online Gaming: Online Survey.
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- The association between gaming disorder and impulsivity: A systematic review and meta-analysis.The Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
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- Gender difference in network relationship between inter-temporal decisions and prefrontal activation levels in internet gaming disorder.Psychoradiology · 2023Article
- Exploring the Dimensions of Smartphone Distraction: Development, Validation, Measurement Invariance, and Latent Mean Differences of the Smartphone Distraction Scale (SDS).Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Sex Differences in the Relationship between Student School Burnout and Problematic Internet Use among Adolescents.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- The Predictive Value of Emotional Intelligence for Internet Gaming Disorder: A 1-Year Longitudinal Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Diagnostic and Classification Considerations Regarding Gaming Disorder: Neurocognitive and Neurobiological Features.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundResearch has shown that some individuals can develop problematic patterns of online gaming, leading to significant psychological and interpersonal problems. Psychiatric distress and impulsivity have been suggested to contribute to problematic online gaming (POG).
objectiveThis study aimed to investigate the potential mediating or moderating mechanisms of impulsivity and gender-related differences in possible associations between psychiatric distress and POG.
methodsA total of 596 matched female and male participants, ranging in age from 14 to 38 years (mean 21.4, SD 4.5), were chosen from a large cross-sectional, nationwide Hungarian online gaming sample. Participants completed online questionnaires about self-reported impulsivity, psychiatric distress, and POG.
resultsPsychiatric distress directly predicted POG, and impulsivity partially mediated the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, this mediation effect was found only for the impatience factor of impulsivity. Impulsivity did not moderate the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. A moderating effect of gender was not found in the direct relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, a moderated mediation analysis revealed that impatience mediated the association between psychiatric distress and POG in males, whereas the indirect effect of impatience was not significant in females.
conclusionsThe results of this work highlight gender-related difference among online gamers in the mediation effect of impulsivity between psychiatric distress and POG and provide novel insights regarding clinical implications for preventing or treating POG.
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