Massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPG): Association between its addiction, self-control and mental disorders among young people in Vietnam

Jun 22, 2012The International journal of social psychiatry

Addiction to online role-playing games linked to self-control and mental health in young people in Vietnam

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MMORPG players had significantly higher mental disorders scale scores than non-players (p < .001).

A strong positive correlation exists between MMORPG addiction scores and mental disorders scores (r = 0.730, p < .001).
Higher levels of self-control are linked to lower mental disorders scale scores (r = -0.345, p < .001).
The average monthly spending on games, MMORPG addiction scores, and self-control scores are identified as significant predictors of mental disorders scale scores.
Young male MMORPG players with higher addiction levels may experience greater mental health challenges.

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AIMS: To explore the association between MMORPG addiction and mental health status, and between self-control ability and mental health status among young male MMORPG players in Hanoi, Vietnam.

METHODS: In this cross-sectional study, 10 computer game rooms were randomly selected out of 77 in five communes in Hanoi. From these game rooms, 350 MMORPG players were purposively recruited as a study group, of whom 344 completed the questionnaire. In the same five communes, 344 non-players were selected as a control group. An online game addiction scale, a self-control scale and the Vietnamese SRQ-20 were used to measure the degree of MMORPG addiction, self-control ability and level of mental disorders.

RESULTS: MMORPG players had significantly higher mental disorders scale scores than non-players (p < .001). The strongest positive correlation was detected between MMORPG addiction scale scores and mental disorders scale scores (r = 0.730, p < .001). Self-control scale scores were negatively associated with mental disorders scale scores (r = -0.345, p < .001). The average amount of money spent on games per month, MMORPG addiction scale score and self-control scale score were considered the best predictors of a higher mental disorders scale score.

CONCLUSION: Young, male MMORPG players with higher addiction scores were more likely to have higher mental disorders scale scores, and such mental status was negatively associated with the level of self-control in Hanoi, Vietnam. Closer attention should be paid to prevent mental disorders among MMORPG players.

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