Features related to the presence of internet gaming disorder and their impact on the treatment outcomes

Jan 9, 2025Journal of behavioral addictions

Internet gaming disorder traits and how they relate to treatment results

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Abstract

The sample included 105 patients, predominantly male (n = 95), with a mean age of 24.97 years.

Higher interpersonal sensitivity, hostility, and persistence are associated with relapse in patients with .
Lower self-directedness is linked to increased likelihood of relapse.
Older age at the onset of internet gaming disorder is related to higher dropout rates from therapy.
Noncompliance with treatment guidelines is connected to higher levels of psychoticism and reward dependence.
Lower cooperation is associated with greater treatment noncompliance among patients.

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: (IGD) is a highly engrossing activity with the individual spending up to 10 h per day gaming, this causes issues in accomplishing their tasks and personal goals. Also, to generate in them increased anxiety, impulsivity and lack of social skills, this impacts the good personal development and individual's quality of life. Therefore, it is vital to better understand, in terms of treatment, which factors are associated with therapeutic outcomes (largely to achieve control over the use of video games and the lack of relapses) following a standardized (CBT) protocol. This study aimed to explore sociodemographic and personality variables and their relation to treatment outcome in patients with IGD.

METHOD: The sample included n = 105 patients with IGD, considered between January 2005 and December 2022 and recruited from the Behavioral Addictions Unit at the University Hospital of Bellvitge. Data at baseline was registered (sociodemographic and clinical measures), as well as the therapy outcomes (compliance with the guidelines, presence of relapses and dropouts).

RESULTS: Patients were mainly males (n = 95) with a mean age of 24.97 (SD = 12.03). All patients included in this sample had individual CBT treatment in relation to their problematic gaming behavior. In terms of patients who relapsed, they had higher interpersonal sensitivity, hostility and persistence with lower self-directedness. Patients who dropped out were males with an older age of IGD onset. When looking at treatment noncompliance, it was related to higher psychoticism and reward dependence, and lower cooperation. Patients with IGD show higher levels of treatment noncompliance.

CONCLUSION: These findings evidence a positive and promising effect of CBT on IGT. The factors identified as predictors of good and poor treatment outcomes should be considered for developing new evidence-based interventions focused on learning healthier key coping strategies to manage both cravings and triggers.

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Male Patients

Out of 105 patients diagnosed with

Higher for males and older age of onset

Dropout Risk Increase

Identified as significant factors in treatment dropout

9.658

Interpersonal Sensitivity Impact

Odds Ratio for risk of relapse associated with higher scores

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