Re-visiting Internet Addiction among Taiwanese Students: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Students’ Expectations, Online Gaming, and Online Social Interaction

Lee, Yuan Hsuan; Ko, Chih Hung; Chou, Chien

doi:10.1007/s10802-014-9915-4

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“…Finally, in line with the data reported in the previous research (Griffiths, Davies, & Chappell, 2003; Ko, Yen, Chen, Chen, & Yen, 2005; Lee, Ko, & Chou, 2015), gender and age differences were found. More specifically, males and young adults seemed to be more engaged in gaming activities.…”

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Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) in an Italian-speaking sample

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Background and aimsThe inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in Section III of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders has increased the interest of researchers in the development of new standardized psychometric tools for the assessment of such a disorder. To date, the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) has only been validated in English, Portuguese, and Slovenian languages. Therefore, the aim of this investigation was to examine the psychometric properties of the IGDS9-SF in an Italian-speaking sample.Methods A total of 757 participants were recruited to the present study. Confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group analyses were applied to assess the construct validity. Reliability analyses comprised the average variance extracted, the standard error of measurement, and the factor determinacy coefficient. Convergent and criterion validities were established through the associations with other related constructs. The receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to determine an empirical cut-off point.ResultsFindings confirmed the single-factor structure of the instrument, its measurement invariance at the configural level, and the convergent and criterion validities. Satisfactory levels of reliability and a cut-off point of 21 were obtained.Discussion and conclusionsThe present study provides validity evidence for the use of the Italian version of the IGDS9-SF and may foster research into gaming addiction in the Italian context.

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Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) in an Italian-speaking sample

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“…The study also showed that dysfunctional coping style and Internet-use expectancies are significant predictors of ICD, which is consistent with other studies about predictors of Internet addiction (Tonioni et al, 2012; Turel and Serenko, 2012; Xu et al, 2012; Tang et al, 2013; Brand et al, 2014a; Kardefelt-Winther, 2014; Lee et al, 2015). Individuals with high expectancies toward the Internet as helpful tool to distract from annoying duties or to experience pleasure as well as with dysfunctional coping strategies such as denial or behavioral disengagement have a higher risk to develop an ICD.…”

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Internet-Communication Disorder: It's a Matter of Social Aspects, Coping, and Internet-Use Expectancies

Wegmann

Brand

2016

Front. Psychol.

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Online communication applications such as Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter are some of the most frequently used Internet applications. There is a growing amount of individuals suffering diminished control over their use of online communication applications which leads to diverse negative consequences in offline life. This could be referred to as Internet-communication disorder (ICD). The current study investigates the role of individual characteristics (e.g., psychopathological symptoms, feelings of loneliness) and specific cognitions. In a sample of 485 participants a structural equation model was tested to investigate predictors and mediators which may predict an excessive use. The results emphasize that a higher level of social loneliness and less perceived social support enhance the risk of a pathological use. The effects of psychopathological symptoms (depression and social anxiety) as well as individual characteristics (self-esteem, self-efficacy, and stress vulnerability) on ICD symptoms are mediated by Internet-use expectancies and dysfunctional coping mechanisms. The results illustrate mediation effects which are in line with the theoretical model by Brand et al. (2016). As suggested in the model social aspects seem to be key predictors of ICD symptoms. Further research should investigate convergent and divergent factors of other types of specific Internet-use disorders.

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“…Gender is one such factor and is also something which can be relatively easily used as the basis for personalisation and customisation. Research into child and adolescent populations suggests that there are gender differences in the pathways for the development of DA, with boys being more likely to experience DA through online video gaming than girls, as well as being more likely to use the internet excessively to attempt to develop new friendships [8]. Gender has also been found to be an important factor in other behavioural domains that may relate to DA.…”

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Gender Differences in Attitudes Towards Prevention and Intervention Messages for Digital Addiction

McAlaney

Arden‐Close

Ali

2019

Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

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It has been suggested that excessive use of the internet and digital devices can lead to digital addiction (DA). In contrast to other industries such as the alcohol industry there appears to be very little expectation on the software industry to position itself as a primary actor in the development of DA; even though software providers have unique capabilities to engage with users in real time and in a personalised way through multi-modal interactive and intelligent prevention and intervention messages. One aspect of personalisation that has been demonstrated to be of importance in relation to DA and other compulsive behaviours is gender. This study consisted of a series of initial exploratory interviews followed by a survey of 150 respondents and several same-sex focus groups, the latter of which was recruited from a university student sample. Thematic and quantitative analyses were then conducted on the data gathered. Overall participants welcomed the idea of DA prevention and intervention messages, although they also demonstrated a clear preference for any DA prevention and intervention messages system to be adaptive and context aware. Some gender differences were evident, such as in terms for acceptance of messages generated by friends or the preference for graphical messages. The results of this study suggest that DA prevention and intervention messages may be useful to and welcomed by individuals who use digital technologies excessively. However, these users also appear to have expectations of what a successful DA prevention and intervention messages system should be able to achieve. Further research is needed on this emergent topic.

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Re-visiting Internet Addiction among Taiwanese Students: A Cross-Sectional Comparison of Students’ Expectations, Online Gaming, and Online Social Interaction

Cited by 62 publications

References 57 publications

Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) in an Italian-speaking sample

Validation of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) in an Italian-speaking sample

Internet-Communication Disorder: It's a Matter of Social Aspects, Coping, and Internet-Use Expectancies

Gender Differences in Attitudes Towards Prevention and Intervention Messages for Digital Addiction

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