ArticleIndustrial psychiatry journal2023
Prevalence of internet gaming addiction and its association with sleep quality in medical students.
Article in Industrial psychiatry journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.
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- Association between internet addiction and sleep quality in medical students: a longitudinal study.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Nature Connectedness Reduces Internet Gaming Disorder: The Chain Mediating Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Desire Thinking.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Examining Anxiety and Insomnia in Internship Students and Their Association with Internet Gaming Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Association between gaming disorders and psychosocial correlates among adolescents.Industrial psychiatry journalArticle
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Abstract
Background: In Asia, there are approximately 2.3 billion internet users. Addiction to internet gaming takes a multifaceted toll on an individual's physical and mental well-being, casting a long shadow over their daily endeavors and also their sleep cycle. Aim: To study the prevalence of internet gaming addiction and how it affects sleep quality in medical students. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed with a sample size ( Results: In the study population with age group 18-28 years (mean age: 21 ± 1.7 years), the majority of them belong to the Hindu religion (91.1%), nuclear family (66.1%), and urban community (75.9%). Most students ( Conclusion: Among medical students, gaming addiction is significantly associated with poor sleep quality. Steps need to be taken to promote healthy internet use to improve sleep quality and mitigate negative effects to avoid long-term health impacts.
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