The role of internet gaming in the association between anxiety and depression: A preliminary cross ‐sectional study

ConclusionFindings suggest a dual role of Internet gaming in the association between anxiety and depression, depending on the intensity of one's disordered gaming symptoms. Depression prevention and intervention protocols should be optimized by considering the effects of Internet gaming among anxious gamers by focusing on the intensity of a gamer's involvement and any gaming disorder symptoms. Further research should include clinical samples to better understand this interaction.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/appy.12474?af=R

Source: Asia-Pacific Psychiatry - May 26, 2021 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Vasileios Stavropoulos, Jeremy Vassallo, Tyrone Leonard Burleigh, Rapson Gomez, Michelle Colder Carras Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research