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Exploring the Risk Factors Associated with Video Game Addiction among Adolescent School Children in Chennai District, Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-sectional Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Introduction: Video game addiction has emerged as a significant concern among adolescent children in recent years. With the widespread availability of technology and the increasing popularity of video games, a substantial number of adolescents are ...
BN Surya, VM Anantha Eashwar, Pragadeesh Palaniappan, S Madhush Kumar, A Hari Narayanan, BN Venkatesh, Krishnaprasanth Baalann, U Sarath Kumar   +7 more
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The (co-)occurrence of problematic video gaming, substance use, and psychosocial problems in adolescents [PDF]

, 2014
Aims. The current study explored the nature of problematic (addictive) video gaming and the association with game type, psychosocial health, and substance use. Methods. Data were collected using a paper and pencil survey in the classroom setting.
Allahverdipour H., Caplan S. E., Cohen J., Cole S. H., Elliott L., Engels R. C. M. E., Evenden J., Ferguson C. J., Fisoun V., Floros G. D., Gentile D. A., Gentile D. A., Ghuman D., Goudriaan A. E., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Gross E. F., Grüsser S. M., Han D. H., Hawkins J., Helzer J. E., Kandel D. B., Kandel D. B., Kardefelt-Winther D., Khurana A., King D. L., King D. L., Ko C.-H., Kuss D. J., Kuss D. J., Kuss D. J., La Greca A. M., Lee Y. S., Lemmens J. S., Lemmens J. S., Lortie C. L., Mentzoni R. A., Ng B., Park H. S., Petry N. M., Petry N. M., Rehbein F., Rehbein F., Rosenberg M., Russell D., Shaffer H. J., Sublette V. A., Subrahmanyam K., Sussman S., Valkenburg P. M., van Holst R. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., van Rooij A. J., Verdurmen J., Volberg R. A., Winters K. C., Wisselink D. J., Wood R. T. A., Wood R. T. A.   +65 more
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Case Report: "ADHD Trainer": the mobile application that enhances cognitive skills in ADHD patients [version 5; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

F1000Research, 2015
We report the case of a 10 year old patient diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and comorbid video game addiction, who was treated with medication combined with a novel cognitive training method based on video games called TCT ...
Gonzalo Ruiz-Manrique, Kazuhiro Tajima-Pozo, Francisco Montañes-Rada   +2 more
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Online Game Addiction and the Level of Depression Among Adolescents in Manila, Philippines

Central Asian Journal of Global Health, 2020
Introduction: World Health Organization recognizes online game addiction as a mental health condition. The rise of excessive online gaming is emerging in the Philippines, with 29.9 million gamers recorded in the country.
Ryan V. Labana, Jehan L. Hadjisaid, Adrian R. Imperial, Kyeth Elmerson Jumawid, Marc Jayson M. Lupague, Daniel C. Malicdem   +5 more
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Internet Gaming Disorder and the DSM-5: Conceptualization, Debates, and Controversies [PDF]

, 2015
Scientific interest in behavioral addictions (such as Internet gaming disorder [IGD]) has risen considerably over the last two decades. Moreover, the inclusion of IGD in Section 3 of DSM-5 will most likely stimulate such research even more.
Demetrovics, Z, Griffiths, MD, Király, O   +2 more
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Video game use among schoolchildren and its impact on the study habits

Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2018
Background: Children usually play video games for entertainment, excitement, challenge seeking, emotional coping, and escaping from reality to virtuality to fulfill their unsatisfied needs or motivations.
Janardhana Navaneetham, Juna Chandran
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2021
Video game addiction in young children is relevant, but it is especially important for children with ADHD. In order to obtain more data about the use of video games by Canadian children, and in particular by ADHD children, we explored the modalities of ...
Laura Masi, Pascale Abadie, Catherine Herba, Mutsuko Emond, Marie-Pier Gingras, Leila Ben Amor   +5 more
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Pathologic use of video games and gotivation. Can the Gaming Motivation Scale (GAMS) predict depression and trait anxiety? [PDF]

, 2019
Videogaming is an increasingly prevalent activity among adolescents worldwide. The present study aimed at adapting the Gaming Motivation Scale (GAMS) to the Italian context, assessing its psychometric properties and verifying its sensitivity to predict ...
Curcio, Giuseppe, Peracchia, Sara, Presaghi, Fabio   +2 more
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Online gaming addiction in children and adolescents: a review of empirical research [PDF]

, 2012
Background and aims: Research suggests that excessive online gaming may lead to symptoms commonly experienced by substance addicts. Since games are particularly appealing to children and adolescents, these individuals may be more at risk than other ...
Griffiths, MD, Kuss, DJ
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Videogame addiction and loneliness: non‑recursive model of mutual relationship [PDF]

Psychology and its Contexts, 2018
Problem. The popularity of video games is constantly rising and video games playing needs to be considered an essential part of the life of vast majority of adolescents.
Petr Květon, Martin Jelínek
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