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October 16, 2023BMC PsychiatryOpen Access

Association of internet gaming disorder with impulsivity: role of risk preferences

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LZLin ZhuThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterYZYuqiong ZhuBengbu Medical CollegeSLShuxuan LiCentral South University

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Implication

Cross-sectional survey reveals that risk preference mediates the link between motor impulsivity and internet gaming disorder in college students, suggesting targeted behavioral interventions.

Key Points

  • To examine the relationships among internet gaming disorder, impulsivity traits, and risk preferences among medical college students in China.
  • Conducted a cluster random sampling survey among medical college students in Northern Anhui, China (N=624; 257 males, 367 females; age 18–24 years) between September 3 and October 27, 2020.
  • Assessed participants using the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale (IGD-20), the Chinese revised Barratt Impulsiveness Scale Version 11 (BIS-11), and the risk appetite index (RPI).
  • Performed independent sample t-tests, ANOVA, correlation analyses, and mediation analyses with statistical significance set at P < 0.05.
  • Males scored significantly higher than females across all six dimensions of IGD and RPI, with students playing games ≥4 hours daily scoring significantly higher in IGD and impulsivity than non-gamers.
  • IGD and all of its dimensions except mood modification showed statistically significant positive correlations with impulsiveness and RPI (P < 0.05).
  • Mediation analysis demonstrated that RPI acts as a partial mediator in the association between motor impulsiveness and IGD.

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Zhu et al. (2023) studied this question.

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