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Pathological Gaming and Its Association With Lifestyle, Irritability, and School and Family Environments Among Japanese Elementary School Children
Authors
Masaaki Yamada, Michikazu Sekine, Takashi Tatsuse
J-Stage
https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jea/33/7/33_JE20210365/_article
PMC
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10257987/
Highlights
- We assessed pathological gaming (PG), which is a gaming disorder broadly defined using a questionnaire among elementary school children.
- The prevalence of PG was 5.6% and unhealthy lifestyles, irritability, and low functioning in school and family environments were associated with PG.
- Besides having a healthy lifestyle, parental involvement appears to be an indispensable countermeasure for PG in children.
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