Cairnmillar Institute, Camberwell, Victoria, Australia.
The International Gaming Research Unit, School of Social Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.
Asia Pac Psychiatry. 2020 Jun;12(2):e12387. doi: 10.1111/appy.12387. Epub 2020 Apr 14.
The American Psychiatric Association has requested additional studies examine risk, protective, and cultural factors in relation to Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD). The present study aimed to explore the association between stress as a potential IGD risk effect, the possible exacerbating role of cultural orientation (vertical individualism [VI]), and how this may vary between genders.
The sample included adult gamers from the USA, UK, and Australia. Analyses were conducted via linear regression, moderation, and moderated moderation.
The results suggested that higher stress symptoms act to increase IGD risk. Gender and VI also influenced this association.
Males presenting with higher levels of stress and VI were at greater risk of IGD compared to females who exhibited a reduction in IGD-related behaviors. This demonstrates a need for more research to determine how culture and gender can act to mitigate or worsen the risks associated with excessive gaming.
美国精神病学协会要求开展更多研究，以考察与网络成瘾障碍（IGD）相关的风险因素、保护因素和文化因素。本研究旨在探讨压力作为潜在的 IGD 风险效应的相关性，以及文化取向（垂直个人主义[VI]）可能的加剧作用，以及这种作用在性别之间如何变化。
该样本包括来自美国、英国和澳大利亚的成年游戏玩家。通过线性回归、调节和调节调节进行分析。
结果表明，较高的压力症状会增加 IGD 风险。性别和 VI 也影响了这种关联。
与表现出 IGD 相关行为减少的女性相比，压力和 VI 水平较高的男性患 IGD 的风险更大。这表明需要更多的研究来确定文化和性别如何能够减轻或加剧过度游戏带来的风险。
