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Table 2 Significant determinants of Internet gaming disorder self-report for college/university students by the International Child Mental Health Study Group, ICMH-IGD Scales, in 1260 male students

From: Association of Internet gaming disorder symptoms with anxiety and depressive symptoms and substance use: an international cross-sectional study

 

ICMH-IGD score

PHQ-9 score

GAD-7 score

Alcohol use

Marihuana use

β

 

β

 

β

 

β

 

β

 

Model 1

R2

 

0.007**

 

0.008**

 

0.005*

 

0.034***

 

0.000

ΔR2

 

0.007**

 

0.008**

 

0.005*

 

0.034***

 

0.000

 Age

 

− 0.08**

 

− 0.09**

 

− 0.07*

 

0.19***

 

0.02

 

Model 2

R2

 

0.096***

 

0.094***

 

0.092***

 

0.161***

 

0.039***

ΔR2

 

0.089***

 

0.086***

 

0.088***

 

0.127***

 

0.039***

 Age

 

− 0.04

 

− 0.08**

 

− 0.08**

 

0.13***

 

− 0.01

 

 Previous psychiatric diagnosis

 

0.04

 

0.18***

 

0.22***

 

0.09***

 

0.06*

 

 Hours of Internet browsing per day

 

0.19***

 

0.16***

 

0.17***

 

0.11***

 

0.04

 

Model 3

R2

 

0.161***

 

0.546***

 

0.544***

 

0.255***

 

0.153***

ΔR2

 

0.065***

 

0.452***

 

0.452***

 

0.094***

 

0.114***

 Age

 

− 0.02

 

− 0.02

 

− 0.03

 

0.13***

 

− 0.03

 

 Previous diagnosis

 

− 0.02

 

0.02

 

0.09***

 

0.07*

 

0.01

 

 Hours of Internet browsing per day

 

0.14***

 

0.04

 

0.05*

 

0.09**

 

0.02

 

 Alcohol use

 

0.04

 

− 0.01

 

0.01

   

0.30***

 

 Marihuana use

 

0.05

 

0.01

 

0.03

 

0.26***

   

 Other substances

 

0.05

 

0.06**

 

0.04

 

0.13***

 

0.13***

 

 GAD-7 score

 

0.09**

 

0.69***

   

0.01

 

0.05

 

 PHQ-9 score

 

0.17***

   

0.70***

 

0.02

 

0.03

 
  1. GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale-7, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-9, ICMH-IGD Internet Gaming Disorder Self-report for College/University Students by the International Child Mental Health Study Group
  2. *p value <.05; **p value <.01; ***p value <.001 adjusted for culture