SynthesisFrontiers in public health2023
Internet gaming disorder and aggression: A meta-analysis of teenagers and young adults.
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- Identifying risk profiles and systemic architecture of online aggressive behavior among college students: a large-scale cross-sectional study.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Psychometric properties of the Arabic Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGDS9-SF) and a brief anger screener.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Prevalence of Internet gaming disorder, and its association with aggression, impulsivity and suicide ideation among university students.BMC psychology · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Association Between Internet Gaming Disorder and School Refusal Among Adolescents Using a Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model: Three-Wave Prospective Cohort Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- Internalizing and externalizing pathways to internet gaming disorder: the roles of anger and social anxiety.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Prevalence of internet gaming disorder and measurement invariance of the IGDS9-SF in a high-risk Latin American sample.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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- When digital engagement becomes dysregulated: associations with aggression, achievement motivation, and academic performance in adolescents.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
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- The role of Machiavellianism, cyberbullying, and family relationships in adolescent gaming addiction: a problem behavior theory approach.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Neuropsychological profile and social connectedness in internet gaming disorder among young adults in India.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Scoping review of interventions aimed at promoting healthy screen use among adolescents.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Impaired sleep quality mediates the relationship between internet gaming disorder and conduct problems among adolescents: a three-wave longitudinal study.Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health · 2025Article
- Parenting attitudes and pathological gaming: multifaceted influences of harsh-negative parenting on adolescent pathological gaming.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background and aims: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and aggression (AG) are widespread phenomena around the world. Numerous studies have explored the relationship between the two but findings from such studies are inconsistent. The meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the relationship between IGD and AG as well as identify the variables moderating the relationship. Method: Studies investigating the relationship between IGD and AG were searched using selected terms to identify studies published from 1999 to 2022 on CNKI, Wanfang Data, Chongqing VIP Information Co., Ltd. (VIP), Baidu scholar, ProQuest dissertations, Taylor & Francis, Springer, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Elsevier Science (Science Direct), EBSCO, and PsycINFO. The identified studies were pooled and analyzed. Results: A total of 30 samples comprising 20,790 subjects were identified. Results showed that there was a moderate relationship between IGD and AG ( Conclusion: This meta-analysis indicated that people with a higher level of IGD might show more aggression, and people with more aggression might have a higher level of IGD. The correlation coefficient between IGD and AG was significantly higher in Asia than in Europe, higher in primary school than in middle school and university, and higher by increasing year. Overall, our findings provide a basis for developing prevention and intervention strategies against IGD and AG. Systematic review registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42022375267, 42022375267.
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