Problematic Video Game Use and Mental Health among Spanish Adolescents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15465681 |
|---|---|
| Authors | María Ángeles García-Gil (0000-0002-3104-2559, Universidad de Extremadura), Fernando Fajardo Bullón (0000-0003-0198-0170, Universidad de Extremadura, corresponding author), Irina Rasskin Gutman (0000-0003-2510-487X, Universidad de Extremadura), Inmaculada Sánchez-Casado (Universidad de Extremadura) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 349-349 |
| Publication date | 2022-12-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijerph20010349 |
| PMID | 36612670 |
| OpenAlex | W4313260434 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 36 |
Current scientific evidence points to the importance of studying the link between mental health and problematic video game use in adolescents. The aim of this study was to analyse the correlation between gender and stage of adolescence and problematic video game use, as well as to study the correlation between internalizing and externalizing symptomatology, prosocial behaviour and video game use, and the correlation between video gaming and mental health issues in Spanish 12- to 18-year-olds (M = 14.51; SD = 1.57). For this purpose, the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) and the Video Game-Related Experiences Questionnaire (VGEQ) were administered to 1448 secondary school students in Extremadura (Spain), of which 50.8% were women and 49.8% men. The results show that (a) males present more problematic video game use, (b) prosocial behaviour negatively correlates with problematic video game use, and (c) mental health issues and problematic video game use correlate in a negative way. However, the stage of adolescence was not seen to have any effect on the problematic video game use. In conclusion, this study points the effects that problematic video game use can have on the mental health of adolescents and the possible protective role that prosocial behaviours can have on the prevention of problematic video game use
Developmental psychology · Mental health · Multimedia · Prosocial behavior · Psychiatry · Video game · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Child Development and Digital Technology · Clinical Psychology · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Psychology
Inside the Lives of Spanish Children and Adolescents
Intervention programs for the prevention of bullying and the promotion of prosocial behaviors in adolescence
Hikikomori-Like Social Withdrawal Mediates the Relationship Between Autistic Traits and Pathological Video Game Use Among University Students
Bidirectional associations of problematic social media use and problematic gaming with mental health difficulties and strengths in adolescents
When to Use Broader Internalising and Externalising Subscales Instead of the Hypothesised Five Subscales on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Predicting type of psychiatric disorder from Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) scores in child mental health clinics in London and Dhaka
Comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and the Child Behavior Checklist
Adolescents’ Prosocial Behaviors Through a Multidimensional and Multicultural Lens
How to Address Non-normality
The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Lack of consensus among scholars on the issue of video game “addiction”
The relationship of interactive technology use for entertainment and school performance and engagement
Scholars’ open debate paper on the World Health Organization ICD-11 Gaming Disorder proposal
Problematic Video Game Use
Problematic Internet Use and Problematic Online Gaming Are Not the Same
International and Spanish Findings in Scientific Literature about Minors’ Mental Health
Videogame Playing and Psychopathology
Attachment relationships and Internalizing and Externalizing problems among Italian adolescents
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |