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Froelich, Jan, Lehmkuhl, Gerd, Orawa, Helmut, Bromba, Michael, Wolf, Katharina and Goertz-Dorten, Anja (2016). Computer game misuse and addiction of adolescents in a clinically referred study sample. Comput. Hum. Behav., 55. S. 9 - 16. OXFORD: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD. ISSN 1873-7692

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Abstract

Background: Actually it remains unclear whether specific psychiatric disorders, especially emotional disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may be meaningful in the pathogenesis of computer game misuse. Objective: In this clinical study with adolescent psychiatric patients we expected a moderate to strong correlation between computer game misuse and emotional, conduct and peer problems, as well as symptoms of ADHD. Method: 183 patients (14.9 +/- 1.5 years) from a child and adolescent psychiatric clinic were assessed for computer game misuse or addiction using the CSV-S scale in order to distinguish between regular and excessive computer gaming. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to screen for actual emotional and behavioral difficulties. Results: Within the patients' group with problematic computer gaming especially male patients with the highest addiction score spent significantly more time on computer gaming and presented more school performance problems as well as other comorbidities. Excessive gaming correlated significantly with conduct and emotional problems. No specific psychiatric disorders correlated to computer game misuse or addiction. Conclusion: Misuse or addiction of computer games in psychiatric patients seems to be related to an increased rate of conduct and emotional problems but related specific psychiatric diagnoses could not be identified. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Froelich, Jan UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Lehmkuhl, Gerd UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Orawa, Helmut UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Bromba, Michael UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Wolf, Katharina UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Goertz-Dorten, Anja UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-286774
DOI:	10.1016/j.chb.2015.08.043
Journal or Publication Title:	Comput. Hum. Behav.
Volume:	55
Page Range:	S. 9 - 16
Date:	2016
Publisher:	PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
Place of Publication:	OXFORD
ISSN:	1873-7692
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language INTERNET ADDICTION; DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; PSYCHIATRIC-SYMPTOMS; ATTENTION-DEFICIT; STRENGTHS; DISORDER; DEPRESSION; CHILDREN; VERSION; GENDER Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary; Psychology, Experimental Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/28677