Assessment of attitude of parents towards adolescents with Internet gaming disorder

Mar 19, 2020Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society

Parents' attitudes toward teenagers with internet gaming disorder

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Adolescents with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) reported significantly lower scores in acceptance-involvement and psychological autonomy from their parents compared to a control group.

No significant differences in parental attitudes were reported by mothers between adolescents with IGD and those in the control group.
Adolescents with IGD felt their parents cared less about them compared to their peers.
Lower levels of parental limit setting in areas other than the Internet were observed in the IGD group.
High rates of psychiatric comorbidity were identified in adolescents diagnosed with IGD.
Parental attitudes may be associated with the risk factors for developing IGD.

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BACKGROUND: The determination of the protective and risk factors associated with Internet gaming disorder (IGD) is among the most important pathways to the development of prevention strategies for IGD. Previous research has shown that familial factors are associated with IGD. In our study, we aimed to assess the parental attitude of adolescents with IGD and investigate psychiatric comorbidity.

METHODS: We assessed family structure, family relationship, parental attitude (in a bi-directional assessment), and psychiatric comorbidity in 50 adolescents aged 12-18 years who meet DSM-5 criteria for IGD in comparison with the control group. Parental attitudes were assessed with the Parental Attitude Research Instrument (filled by the mother) and the Parenting Style Inventory (filled by adolescents).

RESULTS: Our findings suggest that according to mothers' opinions there were no significant differences in the subscale scores between the IGD group and the control group. On the other hand, acceptance-involvement and psychological autonomy subscale scores of the PSI filled by adolescents were found to be significantly lower in the IGD group. Limit setting in areas other than the Internet was significantly lower in the IGD group. High rates of psychiatric comorbidity were also found in adolescents with IGD.

CONCLUSIONS: Our study identified that adolescents with IGD perceived their parents "cared less about them" and "minded less on their autonomy" compared with the control group. Our survey demonstrated that parental attitudes may be among the risk factors for IGD and the presence of psychiatric comorbidity may affect the management of IGD.

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