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How common is Internet Gaming Addiction among Undergraduates of Health Sciences Programs Active on Social Media in Karachi? A Cross-Sectional Survey

Journal of the Dow University of Health Sciences, 2023
Objective: This study aimed to assess the frequency of internet gaming addiction among undergraduate medical students of Karachi, its effect on their academic performance, and their overall health status.
Zaeema Ahmer, Ashir Shafique, Abdul Haseeb, Rubab Mazhar, Laiba Khan, Furqan Ahmed   +5 more
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Gaming behavior disorder and its association with social phobia during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study among the young Arabs

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundGaming addiction is a compulsive mental health condition that can have severe negative consequences on a person’s life. As online gaming has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, studies have shown a heightened risk of mental health issues ...
Nour Shaheen, Ahmed Shaheen, Mohamed Elmasry, Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab, Omar Ahmed Abdelwahab, Abdelrahman Mohamed, Sarya Swed, Ala’ Abdala Rababah, Mostafa Meshref, Ahmed Zaki, Sheikh Shoib, Sheikh Shoib, Sheikh Shoib   +12 more
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A study of relation between sports addiction, Internet use, and video gaming among a sample of Egyptian sports clubs’ attendants

Middle East Current Psychiatry, 2023
Background Addiction is a medical condition characterized by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli, despite adverse consequences and is considered a disorder of the brain’s reward system.
Abdel Nasser Mahmoud Omar, Mohamed Mostafa El Hamady, Shewikar Tawfik El Bakry, Peter Victor Samy, Shorouk Fathi Abd-Elmaksoud   +4 more
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Prevalence of Risk for Substance-Related and Behavioral Addictions Among University Students in Turkey

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 2021
This study aims to investigate the prevalence of risk for substance-related and behavioral addictions among university students in Turkey. In total, 612 students were included in this study, and they completed an online questionnaire consisting of the ...
Esma Akpınar Aslan, Sedat Batmaz, Zekiye Çelikbaş, Oğuzhan Kılınçel, Gökben Hızlı Sayar, Hüseyin Ünübol   +5 more
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Measuring addiction to internet gaming among Indian medical students: Development and preliminary psychometric properties of a new scale

Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 2020
Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is emerging as an important source of behavioral addiction in young people globally. Objective: The aim of this study was to assess addiction to internet gaming in medical students using a self designed research
Saurav Basu, Pragya Sharma, Ruchir Rustagi, Ragini Sharma, Nandini Sharma   +4 more
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Peer, family, and teacher relationships and adolescent internet gaming addiction: Mediating roles of social interaction and emotional needs

Acta Psychologica
Background: Internet gaming addiction is a growing behavioral concern among adolescents. Methods: We conducted a questionnaire survey with a randomly selected sample of 1017 adolescents.
Haiming Wang, Wei Zhang
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Prevalence of smartphone addiction and its relation with psychological distress and internet gaming disorder among medical college students

Frontiers in Public Health
BackgroundThe incidence of smartphone addiction has been widely studied, but the research on the relationship between smartphone addiction and psychological distress and internet gaming disorder is limited. This study investigated the characteristics and
Ming Zhang, Ming Zhang, Chenru Chi, Qingwei Liu, Yuhao Zhang, Xiubin Tao, Huan Liu, Bin Xuan   +7 more
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Prevalence of Behavioral Addictions and Their Relationship With Stress and Anxiety Among Medical Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021
Behavioral addiction is identified as any compulsive, repeated, and persistent behavior that leads to significant and functionally impairing harm or distress. The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of internet, video-gaming, and pornography
Alqassem Y. Hakami, Alqassem Y. Hakami, Rami Ghazi Ahmad, Rami Ghazi Ahmad, Abdullah Alsharif, Abdullah Alsharif, Alaa Ashqar, Alaa Ashqar, Fahad A. AlHarbi, Fahad A. AlHarbi, Mohammed Sayes, Mohammed Sayes, Anas Bafail, Anas Bafail, Ali Alqrni, Ali Alqrni, Mohammed A. Khan, Mohammed A. Khan   +17 more
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Examining the relationship between internet gaming disorder, and internet addiction, psychological inflexibility and hopelessness in university students

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions
The current study aims to investigate the relationship between internet gaming disorder, internet addiction, psychological inflexibility, and hopelessness among university students. We employed a correlational survey model in the study.
Elmas Nur İbaoğlu, Zeliha Traş
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Internet addiction （gaming disorder） and intervention strategies

Sichuan jingshen weisheng, 2021
The purpose of this article is to explore gaming disorders and intervention strategies. The prevalence of gaming disorder is 5% to 10%， which is relatively high， and it is more harmful and difficult to treat.
Chen Hongxian
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