Preliminary Outcomes of a Five-Session Motivation-Centered Program for Internet Gaming Disorder: A Completer Analysis of a Randomized Trial.

Ruoyu Zhou, Nobuaki Morita, Yasukazu Ogai, Yoshiki Koga, Fan Yang, Wenjie Yang, Chunmu Zhu

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Ruoyu ZhouSchool of Future Education, Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266100, China.

Nobuaki MoritaFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan.

Yasukazu OgaiFaculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba 305-8577, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-0082-0706

Yoshiki KogaNational Hospital Organization Kurihama Medical and Addiction Center, Yokosuka 239-0841, Japan.

Fan YangFaculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-8644, Japan.

Wenjie YangThe Mental Health Center, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China.

Chunmu ZhuGraduate School of Medicine, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8575, Japan.

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Abstract

Brief campus-based interventions for university students with elevated internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptoms have received little study. This randomized trial evaluated a five-session group program focused on gaming motives, self-regulation, and alternative sources of competence and self-worth. Sixty-three adult students at a Chinese vocational college who scored at least 20 on an adapted Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents were randomized to the program (

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behavioral addictionChinagaming motivationinternet gaming disorderpsychological interventionrandomized controlled trialuniversity students

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PMID42792300

DOI10.3390/bs16091500

PMCPMC13603776

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