Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Internet Gaming Addicts.: Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Internet Gaming Addicts.

PRERNA HASIJA PRERNA HASIJA; Dr Nandha Kumara Pujam S.

Authors

PRERNA HASIJA PRERNA HASIJA RASHTIRYA RAKHA UNIVERSITY
Dr Nandha Kumara Pujam S. Assistant Director & Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Criminology and Behavioral Sciences Rashtriya Raksha University Gandhinagar, Gujarat.

Keywords:

Internet Gaming disorder, Depression, Pub G, Online Games, Stress, Anxiety

Abstract

Over the years there has been growing concern about the excessive use of internet games and their impact on individuals. With the development of new technology, conventional gameplay mode has been replaced with digital gaming. Excessive use of gaming has been linked to various mental health problems. Determining mental health problems might be useful for identifying those at risk, preventing the development of gaming addiction, and understanding the intervention. The present study aims to examine the psychopathology of non-gamers, normal gamers, risky gamers, and addicts. A cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 college students (male & female), between 18 and 35 years. They were assessed using the internet gaming disorder scale and depression, anxiety, and stress scale-21. The study participants were students of various departments of SGT University, Haryana, India. The result showed that on post hoc analysis it was found that in the domains of depression and anxiety, addicts were having significantly (p<0.05) higher scores than normal gamers. Also, in the domain of stress, addicts were having significantly (p<0.01) higher scores than normal gamers. Furthermore, addicts spent more time playing games on weekdays and weekends as compared to risky and normal gamers.

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