Md Zahir Ahmed^1,*, Oli Ahmed², Lingfeng Gao¹, Mary C. Jobe³, Weijian Li¹

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.7, pp. 517-529, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.051055 - 30 July 2024

Abstract In recent years, speculation of an increase in Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has surfaced with the growing popularity of internet gaming among Chinese children and adolescents. The detrimental impact of IGD on mental health cannot be denied, even though only a small portion of the screen-dependent population exhibits psychopathological and behavioral symptoms. The present study aimed to explore a latent profile analysis (LPA) of Internet Gaming Disorder on the mental health of Chinese school students. The data were collected from a sample of 1005 Chinese school students (49.8% male; age M = 13.32, SD = 1.34… More >

Zhiqiao Ji^1,2, Shuhua Wei^1,*, Hejuan Ding¹

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.7, pp. 547-558, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.049867 - 30 July 2024

Abstract Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among junior high school students is an increasingly prominent mental health concern. It is important to look for influences behind internet gaming disorder tendency (IGDT) in the junior high school student population. The present study aimed to reveal the explanatory mechanisms underlying the association between parental psychological control (PPC) and internet gaming disorder tendency among junior high school students by testing the mediating role of core self-evaluation (CSE) and the moderating role of intentional self-regulation (ISR). Participants in present study were 735 Chinese junior high school students who completed offline self-report… More >

Shirley Qi-Yu Sun¹, Anson Chiu-Yan Tang², Qing Wang¹, Loretta Yuet-Foon Chung^1,*, Regina Lai-Tong Lee^3,4,*

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.24, No.6, pp. 795-810, 2022, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2022.024841 - 28 September 2022

Abstract There are increasing concerns about internet gaming disorder (IGD). No review of existing studies has systematically analyzed and visualized the trends of IGD and those early identification of symptoms related to IGD behaviors. This critical review focuses on the emerging trends for early identification of symptoms related to IGD behaviors in papers published in Web of Science Core Collection from 2009 to 2021 by scientometric analysis and critical review. Scientometric data analysis technique includes co-occurrence analysis, cluster analysis and burst analysis of authors, countries, keywords and co-citation to visualize those contributing and associated factors to… More >