Understanding the Emergence of Comorbidity between Problematic Online Gaming and Gambling: A Network Analysis Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Problematic online gaming and gambling tend to co-occur. The exact mechanisms underlying this phenomenon and the potential effects of gender differences remain unknown. This study aimed to identify the early clustering patterns of problematic online gaming and gambling in a community sample of young adults without a lifetime history of psychiatric treatment.

Methods

Data were collected through an online survey and analyzed using partial correlations and Bayesian networks.

Results

Altogether, 1441 individuals (aged 18-40 years, 51.4% females) participated in the survey. Both problematic online behaviors were weakly interrelated, suggesting that they serve as distinct constructs. Men's networks appeared to be more complex and had significantly high

SUBMITTER: Bloch M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11444146 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature