Prevalence and Risk Factors of Problematic Internet Use among Hungarian Adult Recreational Esports Players.

ABSTRACT: Esports are highly prevalent in modern culture, particularly among young people, and are a healthy hobby for the majority of users. However, there is a possible link between video gaming (including esports) and problematic internet use (so-called internet addiction, IA), mostly involving adolescents. Here we present an online survey focusing on the prevalence and risk factors of internet addiction among adult esports players. Demographics included age, gender, family type, type of work, working years and daily internet use. Medical conditions associated with IA such as smoking, alcohol and drug intake, hypertension, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, musculoskeletal pain and history of depression were also recorded. Overall, 2313 players including 176 females (7.6%) and 2137 males (92.4%) p

SUBMITTER: Kosa G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8949934 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature