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Higher student life satisfaction is associated with a decreased risk of gaming disorder among university students, whereas longer gaming time is associated with an increased risk. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To evaluate gaming disorder classifications using the Japanese Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) and examine associations with gaming time and student life satisfaction.

September 6, 2026Psychiatry InternationalOpen Access

Gaming Disorder Risk, Gaming Time, and Student Life Satisfaction Among Japanese Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study Using the GADIS-A

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SOShiori OgawaNagoya University CYChieko YoshiharaNihon Fukushi University SSSatoshi SuyamaWacom (Japan)

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Cross-sectional study finds higher life satisfaction links to lower gaming disorder risk among university students, suggesting subjective well-being protects against problematic gaming habits.

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To evaluate gaming disorder classifications using the Japanese Gaming Disorder Scale for Adolescents (GADIS-A) and examine associations with gaming time and student life satisfaction.
Cross-sectional anonymous online survey conducted in December 2021 among 320 university students in Aichi, Japan.
Assessed gaming disorder criteria, elevated symptoms, and problem frequency using the Japanese GADIS-A alongside five student life satisfaction items.
Estimated prevalence across the full cohort (N=320) and performed logistic regression analyses restricted to active gamers reporting gaming time greater than zero hours (n=244).
In the full sample (N=320), 10.9% of students (n=35) met operational criteria for gaming disorder, and 33.1% (n=106) exhibited elevated symptoms.
Among active gamers (n=244), longer gaming duration was associated with higher rates of gaming disorder, elevated symptoms, and problem frequency.
Higher student life satisfaction was significantly associated with a decreased incidence of gaming disorder.

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Ogawa et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9d1db828139818eab209bb https://doi.org/10.3390/psychiatryint7050201

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Cross-sectional study finds higher life satisfaction links to lower gaming disorder risk among university students, suggesting subjective well-being protects against problematic gaming habits.

Gaming Disorder Risk, Gaming Time, and Student Life Satisfaction Among Japanese Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study Using the GADIS-A

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Gaming Disorder Risk, Gaming Time, and Student Life Satisfaction Among Japanese Students: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study Using the GADIS-A

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