Title
Excessive gaming and internet use: Preliminary results with anxiety and depression among highly engaged Peruvian gamers
Date Issued
06 November 2018
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
According to the world internet statistics, Peru reported 22 million of internet users in 2017 and the penetration rate was 67% in the same year [1]. With the rapid proliferation of internet and videogames, internet addiction and addiction to videogames has become a topic of interest among different professionals, scholars, organizations and the media in Peru. Despite the fact that previous research has found clear differences and demographic profiles for internet addiction and internet gaming disorder, to our knowledge, there have been no further reports on these associations between these variables in Peruvian gamers. In addition to this, the term «internet addiction» has always been associated with videogames in the Peruvian context. Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the extent of association between problematic internet use, gaming addiction, and time spent playing, depression, and anxiety. Methods: To examine these associations, Peruvian gamers completed the problematic internet use questionnaire (PIUQ), and problematic online gaming questionnaire (POGQ), as well as anxiety and depression subscales of the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI). Results: As expected, results demonstrated significant associations between PIUQ, POGQ, anxiety, depression and amount of weekly gaming. Implications and results are discussed for academics and mental health professionals in Peru.
Number
8526465
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Psiquiatría
Psicología (incluye terapias de aprendizaje, habla, visual y otras discapacidades físicas y mentales)
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85058022437
Resource of which it is part
Proceedings of the 2018 IEEE 25th International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2018
ISBN of the container
978-153865490-3
Conference
25th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computing, INTERCON 2018
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
Scopus