Intergenerational Transmission & IGD

NCT05289778 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 14609820
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 1,270
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aims to test the longitudinal association between parental IGD and adolescent IGD, after controlling for covariates at personal, interpersonal and familial levels and the mediation effects of parenting on the intergenerational transmission. This study is a two-year 3-wave longitudinal study. Students and parents will complete questionnaires at Time1, Time2, and Time3.

Conditions

Internet Gaming Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Adolescent IGD symptoms

  The DSM-5 classification of IGD: The 9-item IGD checklist is a short, user-friendly, self-report measure for assessing the DSM-5 classification of IGD. Symptoms to be assessed include preoccupation, tolerance, withdrawal, unsuccessful attempts to limit gaming, deception or lies about gaming, loss of interest in other activities, use despite knowledge of harm, use for escape or relief of negative mood, and harm in the past 12 months. Response options are no (0) and yes (1). As per the DSM-5 recommendation, those with \>=5 'yes' responses are considered IGD cases. The Chinese version has been validated with high internal consistency.

  24months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Time spent on Internet-related activities

  24months

Interventions

Survey OTHER

Students will complete structured questionnaires in classroom settings, and parents will complete telephone interviews in the absence of their children.

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9) will be recruited from secondary schools using stratified random sampling method. One parent of each student will be invited.

You may qualify if:

• Secondary 1-3 students (grade 7-9)
• willingness to finish the study
• Chinese speaking
• living with parent(s)
• Father or mother of participating child
• living with the participating child
• willingness to finish the study
• Chinese speaking

You may not qualify if:

• receiving treatment for mental disorders
• intellectually disabled
• lack of competence in the Chinese language
• receiving treatment for mental disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Chinese University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cotton Spinners Association Secondary School

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Internet Addiction Disorder

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Technology Addiction; Behavior, Addictive; Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Xue Yang

  JC School of Public Health and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine, CUHK

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Xue Yang

CONTACT

+85226475108; sherryxueyang@cuhk.edu.hk

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: ECOLOGIC OR COMMUNITY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Research Assistant Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2021
• First Posted: March 21, 2022
• Study Start: January 7, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: June 1, 2024
• Last Updated: March 21, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Locations

HK (1)