Relationships between Severity of Internet Gaming Disorder, Severity of Problematic Social Media Use, Sleep Quality and Psychological Distress
Wong HY, Mo HY, Potenza MN, Chan MNM, Lau WM, Chui TK, Pakpour AH, Lin CY
International journal of environmental research and public health · 239 citations
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How it was studied
- Design
- Cross-sectional study (indexed by PubMed)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- University or hospital
- Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Government
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences
- Government
- NCATS NIH HHS
- Authors
- At least one author declares a financial tie to industry
- Grants
- National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (UL1TR001863Ð)
Based on 3 listed funder(s) and full-text disclosure statement.
Publication
- Published
- 2020-03-13 · Int J Environ Res Public Health · vol. 17 · issue 6 · p. 1879
- Publisher
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
- Cited
- 486 citations · more than 100% of similar papers · 87.0× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 64 works
- Access
- Open access (journal) · CC-BY
- Research areas
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Child Development and Digital Technology · Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Keywords
- internet gaming disorder, social media addiction, sleep quality, psychological distress, depression, anxiety, stress, young adults, university students, Hong Kong
- MeSH
- humans, cross-sectional studies, behavior, addictive, sleep, students, video games, internet, hong kong, female, male, young adult, social media, psychological distress
8 authors
From HK, US, IR, SE
- Hiu Yan WongHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Hoi Yi MoHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Marc Nicholas PotenzaYale University; Connecticut Mental Health Center
- Mung Ni Monica ChanHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Wai Man LauHong Kong Polytechnic University
- Tsz Kwan ChuiHong Kong Polytechnic University
Abstract
Internet gaming and social media use are prevalent and integral to many people's lives. However, excessive engagement in either could lead to negative health impacts. This study aimed to investigate relationships between severities of internet gaming disorder (IGD) and problematic social media use (operationalized as social media addiction; SMA) with sleep quality and psychological distress among young adults. A cross-sectional study with snowball sampling was conducted among Hong Kong university students in 2019. All participants (n = 300; mean (SD) age = 20.89 (1.48); 122 males (40.67%)) responded to an online survey that included Chinese versions of the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF), Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS-21). Multiple linear regressions demonstrated that IGDS-SF9 scores demonstrated associations with psychological distress measures (standardized coefficient (β) = 0.295 for depression, 0.325 for anxiety, 0.339 for stress, all p p p = 0.001; 0.262 for stress, p p p = 0.024) showed a significantly less robust association (p = 0.01 for comparing the two βs). These findings suggest that both severities of IGD and SMA associate with more psychological distress and poorer sleep quality, although the strengths of associations may differ.
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