ArticleBrain sciences2021
Autistic Traits and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms Predict the Severity of Internet Gaming Disorder in an Italian Adult Population.
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- Screen Time and Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Risk, Usage, and Addiction.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Caught in the Web of the Net? Part I: Meta-analyses of Problematic Internet Use and Social Media Use in (Young) People with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Clinical child and family psychology review · 2025Pooled it
- Internet gaming disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and learning in adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Examining the association between autistic traits and psychopathology in the general population: are there sex differences?European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Insomnia severity and its association with gaming behavior and perceived health in autistic adults.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- A mediation analysis of Autistic-like traits and gaming motivations on problem gaming symptoms: Are the effects of social and escape motives the same?Addictive behaviors reports · 2025Article
- The relationship between autistic traits and problematic smartphone use in adolescents: The serial mediating role of anxiety and executive dysfunction.BMC psychology · 2024Article
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- Problematic Use of Internet Associates with Poor Quality of Life via Psychological Distress in Invididuals with ADHD.Psychology research and behavior management · 2024Article
- Relationships of gaming disorder, ADHD, and academic performance in university students: A mediation analysis.PloS one · 2024Article
- Health-Related, Social and Cognitive Factors Explaining Gambling Addiction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Personality Traits and Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis: A Narrative Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- The Moderator Effect of Subthreshold Autistic Traits on the Relationship between Quality of Life and Internet Addiction.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Biopsychosocial factors of gaming disorder: a systematic review employing screening tools with well-defined psychometric properties.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Review
- The impact of higher levels of autistic traits on risk of hikikomori (pathological social withdrawal) in young adults.PloS one · 2023Article
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- The use of a tablet-based app for investigating the influence of autistic and ADHD traits on performance in a complex drawing task.Behavior research methods · 2022Article
- Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Prevalence and Risk Factors of Problematic Internet Use among Hungarian Adult Recreational Esports Players.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Development and Internal Validation of a Model for Predicting Internet Gaming Disorder Risk in Adolescents and Children.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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Abstract
Over the last decade, internet gaming has been a fast-growing recreational activity. Gamers risk their leisure activity becoming an addiction. In the present study, we aimed to measure the prevalence of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in an adult population of video game players and to investigate the association between demographic variables, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) traits, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) severity, and IGD in adults. Through an online survey, we recruited 4260 individuals aged between 18 and 55 years old, who were members of online communities of video gamers. We collected demographic data and administered three questionnaires: the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGD9-SF), the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), and the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS). Of the overall sample, 29.67% scored above the cut-off of 21 points for the IGD9-SF. Multiple linear regression models showed that daily spare time, autistic traits, and ADHD symptoms were positively associated with the severity of IGD in adults, after controlling for demographic variables. Future studies are required in order to explore factors linked to IGD in adults.
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