Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Children

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Andrea Salvati¹  Chiara Tessa¹  Annarita Milone²  Pietro Muratori²  Giulia D’Acunto²  Francesca Lenzi²  Pamela Fantozzi²  Annalisa Tacchi²  Emanuela Inguaggiato²  Arianna Villafranca²  Stefano Berloffa²  Federica Ricci²  Gabriele Masi²  Chiara Pfanner²  Laura Ruglioni² 

[1] Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, 56128 Pisa, Italy;

[2] IRCCS Stella Maris, Scientific Institute of Child Neurology and Psychiatry, viale del Tirreno, 331A, Calambrone, 56025 Pisa, Italy;

关键词: Internet Gaming Disorder;    ADHD;    behavioral addiction;   

DOI  :  10.3390/children9030428

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Although Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has been related to an increased risk for behavioral addictions, the relationship between ADHD and Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) is still debated. The aim of this study is to address this topic by exploring the prevalence of IGD in a consecutive sample of ADHD youth, compared to a normal control group, and by assessing selected psychopathological and cognitive features in ADHD patients with and without IGD. One hundred and eight patients with ADHD (mean age 11.7 ± 2.6 years, 96 males) and 147 normal controls (NC) (mean age 13.9 ± 3.0 years, 114 males) were included in the study and received structured measures for IGD. In the ADHD group, 44% of the sample were above the IGD cut-off, compared to 9.5% in the NC group. ADHD patients with IGD presented with greater severity and impairment, more severe ADHD symptomatology, more internalizing symptoms, particularly withdrawal/depression and socialization problems, and more prominence of addiction and evasion dimensions. A binary logistic regression showed that the degree of inattention presented a greater weight in determining IGD. These findings may be helpful for identifying, among ADHD patients, those at higher risk for developing a superimposed IGD.

【 授权许可】

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