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The mediating effect of Internet gaming disorder's symptoms on loneliness and aggression among undergraduate students and working adults in Malaysia
How symptoms of Internet gaming disorder may link loneliness and aggression in Malaysian students and workers
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Abstract
A study of 410 participants indicates that loneliness is associated with increased symptoms of Internet gaming disorder and higher levels of aggression.
- Loneliness positively predicts four components of aggression: anger, hostility, physical aggression, and verbal aggression.
- Symptoms of Internet gaming disorder are also positively predicted by loneliness.
- The relationship between loneliness and aggression is partially mediated by symptoms of Internet gaming disorder.
- Failure to consider this mediating effect could lead to misleading conclusions about aggression management interventions.
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