Titre
Prevalence of problematic Internet use and problematic gaming in Spanish adolescents
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Nogueira-López, Abel
Auteure/Auteur
Rial-Boubeta, Antonio
Auteure/Auteur
Guadix-García, Ignacio
Auteure/Auteur
Villanueva-Blasco, Víctor J.
Auteure/Auteur
Billieux, Joël
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
0165-1781
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2023-08
Volume
326
Première page
115317
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
Epidemiological studies on problematic Internet use and problematic gaming conducted so far have mainly been carried out with unrepresentative and self-selected convenience samples, resulting in unreliable prevalence rates. This study estimates the prevalence of problematic Internet use and problematic gaming in a large sample of Spanish adolescents (N = 41,507) and identifies risk and protective factors for these risky behaviours. Data were collected online using the Adolescent Problem Internet Use Scale and the Adolescent Gaming Addiction Scale. Using a cut-off approach with measurement instruments inspired by the DSM-5 framework, we found a prevalence of 33% for problematic Internet use and 3.1% for problematic gaming. With a more conservative approach inspired by the ICD-11 framework, prevalence rates decreased to 2.98% for problematic Internet use and 1.8% for problematic gaming. Female gender, higher parents' education, elevated Internet connection time, reporting being online after midnight and using the mobile phone in class predicted problematic Internet use; whereas male gender, "living situation" where families do not have a traditional structure or stable environment, elevated Internet connection time and reporting using the mobile phone in class predicted problematic gaming. A cut-off approach involving scales that recycle substance use criteria (as in the DSM-5) over-pathologize Internet use and gaming behaviours. In contrast, the ICD-11 approach seems to provide more realistic and reliable prevalence rates.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_FA0F2E72B1A5
PMID
Open Access
Oui
Date de création
2023-06-22T13:39:03.463Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T06:55:30Z
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Nogueira-Lopez_PR_2023.pdf
Version du manuscrit
published
Licence
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
Taille
1.57 MB
Format
Adobe PDF
PID Serval
serval:BIB_FA0F2E72B1A5.P001
URN
urn:nbn:ch:serval-BIB_FA0F2E72B1A56
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