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June 17, 2026PLoS ONEOpen Access

Interdependent relationship between depression and Internet gaming disorder in parent-child dyads: The mediating role of family relationship and gaming time

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Cross-sectional dyadic study explores the link between depression and IGD in families, highlighting mediation effects.

This study investigates the interdependent relationship between depression and internet gaming disorder in parent-child dyads.
Cross-sectional dyadic study involving 1,277 parent-child pairs in Hong Kong.
Adolescents completed anonymous surveys in classrooms; parents completed online surveys or interviews.
Used Actor-Partner Interdependence Model and Mediation Model to analyze relationships.
Depressive symptoms in parents and adolescents positively associated with their own IGD symptoms (β = 0.072 and β = 0.273, p < 0.05).
Adolescent depressive symptoms positively associated with parental IGD symptoms (β = 0.078, p < 0.05).
Family relationships and gaming time mediated 21.5% of the effect on adolescent IGD and 74.3% on parental IGD symptoms.

Li et al. (2026) studied this question.

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