Department of Clinical Psychiatry, University Hospital of Besançon, 25000 Besançon, France.
Clinical Investigation Center 1431-INSERM, University Hospital of Besancon, 25000 Besançon, France.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Aug 3;19(15):9536. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19159536.
(1) Background: Internet gaming disorder (IGD) shares many similarities with substance use disorder (SUD), contributing to its recognition as an addictive disorder. Nevertheless, no study has compared IGD to other addictive disorders in terms of personality traits established as highly co-occurring with SUDs. (2) Methods: We recruited a sample of gamers (massively multiplayer online role-playing games) (MMORPGs) via online in-game forums. We compared 83 individuals with IGD (MMORPG-IGD group) to 47 former heroin addicts under methadone maintenance treatment (MMT; MMT group) with regard to alexithymia, impulsivity, sensation seeking and aggressiveness assessed through self-administered scales, being TAS-20, BIS-10, Z-SSS and BDHI, respectively. (3) Results: Our results draw a relatively similar personality profile between groups but indicate that the subject traits are generally more pronounced in the MMT cohort. The overall lesser intensity of these traits in the MMORPG-IGD group might reflect the greater variability in the severity of the IGD. (4) Conclusions: IGD shares personality traits with MMT, and intensity may be influenced by the severity of the addiction or by certain direct environmental factors, and might also influence the propensity towards one behavior rather than another.
(1) 背景：网络成瘾障碍（IGD）与物质使用障碍（SUD）有许多相似之处，这促使其被认为是一种成瘾障碍。然而，尚无研究将 IGD 与其他成瘾障碍进行比较，以确定与 SUD 高度共病的人格特征。(2) 方法：我们通过在线游戏论坛招募了一批游戏玩家（大型多人在线角色扮演游戏）（MMORPG）。我们通过自我评估量表，将 83 名 IGD 患者（MMORPG-IGD 组）与 47 名正在接受美沙酮维持治疗（MMT）的前海洛因成瘾者（MMT 组）进行了比较，评估了他们的述情障碍、冲动性、感觉寻求和攻击性，分别使用 TAS-20、BIS-10、Z-SSS 和 BDHI。(3) 结果：我们的结果表明两组之间存在相对相似的人格特征，但表明这些特征在 MMT 组中更为明显。在 MMORPG-IGD 组中，这些特征的总体强度较低，可能反映了 IGD 的严重程度变化较大。(4) 结论：IGD 与 MMT 具有相同的人格特征，其强度可能受到成瘾严重程度或某些直接环境因素的影响，也可能影响到对一种行为而不是另一种行为的倾向。
