Altered Heart Rate Variability During Gameplay in Internet Gaming Disorder

The Impact of Situations During the Game

Bibliographic Data

ID15528462
AuthorsSung Jun Hong (0000-0001-6116-9684, Hanyang University), Deokjong Lee (0000-0002-5425-4677, Yonsei University), Jinsick Park (0000-0003-3675-0615, Hanyang University), Kee Namkoong (0000-0003-1400-8057, Yonsei University), Jongshill Lee (0000-0002-9884-9672, Hanyang University), Dong Pyo Jang (0000-0002-2832-2576, Hanyang University), Jung Eun Lee (0000-0003-0917-2872, Eunpyeong Hospital), Young‐Chul Jung (0000-0002-0578-2510, Yonsei University, corresponding author), In Young Kim (0000-0001-9580-7074, Hanyang University, corresponding author)
Year2018
Volume9
Pages429-429
Publication date2018-09-11
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00429
PMID30258372
OpenAlexW2890506722
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited15

Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is characterized by a loss of control over gaming and a decline in psychosocial functioning derived from excessive gameplay. We hypothesized that individuals with IGD would show different autonomic nervous system (ANS) responses to the games than those without IGD. In this study, heart rate variability (HRV) was assessed in 21 young males with IGD and 27 healthy controls while playing their favorite Internet game. The subjects could examine the game logs to identify the most and least concentrated periods of the game. The changes in HRV during specific 5-min periods of the game (first, last, and high- and low-attention) were compared between groups via a repeated measures analysis of variance. Significant predictors of HRV patterns during gameplay were determined from stepwise multiple linear regression analyses. Subjects with IGD showed a significant difference from controls in the patterns of vagally mediated HRV, such that they showed significant reductions in high-frequency HRV, particularly during the periods of high attention and the last 5 min, compared with baseline values. A regression analysis showed that the IGD symptom scale score was a significant predictor of this reduction. These results suggest that an altered HRV response to specific gaming situations is related to addictive patterns of gaming and may reflect the diminished executive control of individuals with IGD while playing Internet games

Addiction · Analysis of variance · Audiology · Blood pressure · Developmental psychology · Heart rate · Heart rate variability · Immunoglobulin D · Psychiatry · Psychosocial · Clinical Psychology · Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Mental Health Research Topics · Psychology · Internal Medicine

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