TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Internet gaming disorder and problematic internet use: the links between cyberbullying, aggression, loneliness and psychiatric comorbidities
JO  - Psychiatria Danubina
A1  - Tuncturk, Mustafa
A1  - Karaçetin, Gül
A1  - Ermis, Cagatay
A1  - Ciray, Remzi Ogulcan
A1  - Gercek, Cansu
A1  - Bulanik Koc, Esra
A1  - Turan, Serkan
A1  - Griffiths, Mark D.
SP  - 395
EP  - 406
VL  - 35
IS  - 3
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0353-5053
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.24869/psyd.2023.395
ID  - ref1
ER  -