@article{ref1,
title="Internet gaming disorder and problematic internet use: the links between cyberbullying, aggression, loneliness and psychiatric comorbidities",
journal="Psychiatria Danubina",
year="2023",
author="Tuncturk, Mustafa and Karaçetin, Gül and Ermis, Cagatay and Ciray, Remzi Ogulcan and Gercek, Cansu and Bulanik Koc, Esra and Turan, Serkan and Griffiths, Mark D.",
volume="35",
number="3",
pages="395-406",
abstract="AIMS: To compare adolescents clinically diagnosed with Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and problematic internet use (PIU) in terms of cyberbullying, aggression, and loneliness. <br><br>METHODS: Male adolescent patients (N=124, 14.3±1.7 years) with Internet Addiction Scale (IAS) scores ≥50 were clinically interviewed for IGD in utilizing DSM-5 criteria. Patients without full IGD criteria were included as PIU comparisons. Clinical variables were assessed using the second version of the Revised Cyber Bullying Inventory, short-form of the UCLA Loneliness Scale, Buss Perry Aggression Questionnaire, Child Depression Inventory, and Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders. <br><br>RESULTS: Compared to individuals with PIU, those with IGD were significantly more likely to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, higher social phobia scores, higher cyberbullying scores, higher loneliness scores, been a cyberbully, and been a cyberbully victim. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Male adolescents with IGD have higher rates of psychiatric comorbidity, perceived loneliness, cyberbullying, and being a victim of cyberbullying than those with PIU. Future studies could evaluate these predictors of transition from PIU to IGD in large cohort samples.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0353-5053",
doi="10.24869/psyd.2023.395",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2023.395"
}