School of Public Health, China Medical University, No.77 Puhe Road, Shenyang North New District, Shenyang, 110122, Liaoning, China.
Teaching Affairs Department, North Sichuan Medical College, No.234 Fujiang Road, Nanchong, 637000, Sichuan, China.
BMC Psychiatry. 2022 Feb 22;22(1):142. doi: 10.1186/s12888-022-03778-6.
This study aimed to evaluate the presence of symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) and examined associations between IGD and depressive symptoms, family and peer support among male college students in Nanchong, China.
A cross-sectional study was conducted among 2533 male students in three colleges. Background characteristics, depressive symptoms, family and peer support and IGD information were collected. Binary logistic regression was performed to access the relationship between variables and IGD. PROCESS macro was used to examine the mediation analysis of family and peer support on the relationship between depressive symptoms and IGD.
The estimated presence of symptoms of IGD was 11.6%. The most commonly endorsed items were escapism, continuation and preoccupation both among total participates and the IGD group. In the binary logistic regression, general expenditure per month, depressive symptoms, and family and peer support revealed their significance in associations with IGD. Adjusted for the significant background variable, depressive symptoms and family and peer support remained significance. Additionally, family and peer support would attenuate the relationship between depressive symptoms and IGD.
This study found that one in ten male college students reported clinically significant IGD symptoms, which indicate that IGD is an important public health problem in Nanchong, China.
本研究旨在评估男性大学生中互联网游戏障碍（IGD）症状的存在，并探讨 IGD 与抑郁症状、家庭和同伴支持之间的关系。
在三所大学中对 2533 名男性学生进行了横断面研究。收集了背景特征、抑郁症状、家庭和同伴支持以及 IGD 信息。采用二元逻辑回归评估变量与 IGD 之间的关系。PROCESS 宏用于检验家庭和同伴支持对抑郁症状与 IGD 关系的中介分析。
估计有症状的 IGD 患病率为 11.6%。在总参与者和 IGD 组中，最常被认可的项目是逃避现实、持续和专注。在二元逻辑回归中，每月总支出、抑郁症状以及家庭和同伴支持与 IGD 呈显著相关。调整了显著的背景变量后，抑郁症状和家庭及同伴支持仍然具有显著性。此外，家庭和同伴支持会减弱抑郁症状与 IGD 之间的关系。
本研究发现，十分之一的男性大学生报告了临床上显著的 IGD 症状，这表明 IGD 是中国南充的一个重要公共卫生问题。
