Prevalence of Internet Gaming Addiction in Adolescent

NCT04960254 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: internet gaming addiction
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 140
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Excessive problematic use of the internet has been a topic of discussion in the academic literature for many years and has gained more attention recently. The majority of those at risk are in early adulthood. Pathological internet use (PIU) is also termed internet addiction disorder (IAD), with both terms used to link internet use with addiction terminology. Consistent with other psychiatric conditions such as depression symptoms, PIU prevalence rates among adolescents vary widely from as low as 0.3% to 38%. Likewise, PIU prevalence among college students (young adults) showed a wide variation ranging from 3% to 34%, worldwide. Nowadays, internet gaming addiction became a problematic issue in adolescent. This is a case -control study, aimed to evaluate the prevalence and risk factors of internet gaming addiction among adolescents and its relationship with emotion regulation and comorbid psychiatric disorders.

Conditions

Addictive Behavior; Adolescent Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• measure prevalence of internet gaming addiction in adolescent

  by using internet gaming addiction scale that a cut-off of 32 was adequate to distinguish between disordered and non-disordered gamers

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

• measure possible risk factor of internet gaming addiction in adolescent

  by using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) that higher score will be more disturbed

  through study completion, an average of 1 year

Interventions

internet gaming addiction BEHAVIORAL

The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) parent : to asses behavioural change Socioeconomic Scale:It contains four main variables:1-The educational level of the father and mother.2-The occupation of the father and mother. 3-Total family income. 4-life style of the family. Emotional Avoidance Strategy Inventory for Adolescents (EASI):The EASIA is a 17-item (Kennedy \& Ehrenreich-May 2017) measure assessing the use of emotionally avoidant strategies in adolescents. The internet gaming addiction scale : t is used to evaluate internet gaming addiction.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Egyptian adolescent will be the target population. Target students will be selected randomly by using a multistage stratified cluster sampling technique.

You may qualify if:

• Both males and females were included.
• Age ranges from 10- 18 years.
• Willing of the parents or the caregivers to participate in the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with intelligence quotient below 70.
• Children with history of substance use or psychiatric disorders.
• Children with medical or other neurological conditions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Assiut University Hospital

Asyut, 71111, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Abdel-Salam DM, Alrowaili HI, Albedaiwi HK, Alessa AI, Alfayyadh HA. Prevalence of Internet addiction and its associated factors among female students at Jouf University, Saudi Arabia. J Egypt Public Health Assoc. 2019 Feb 26;94(1):12. doi: 10.1186/s42506-019-0009-6.

  PMID: 32813134 RESULT

• Ahmer Z, Tanzil S. Internet addiction among social networking sites users: Emerging mental health concern among medical undergraduates of Karachi. Pak J Med Sci. 2018 Nov-Dec;34(6):1473-1477. doi: 10.12669/pjms.346.15809.

  PMID: 30559806 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior, Addictive; Adolescent Behavior

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

gellan Ahmed

CONTACT

+201093663928; gillankaram@aun.edu.eg

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer, resarcher OF Neurology and Psychiatry department

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 30, 2021
• First Posted: July 13, 2021
• Study Start: December 6, 2021
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2022
• Study Completion: October 1, 2022
• Last Updated: December 10, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)