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| Title |
The link between problematic internet use, problematic gaming, and psychological distress: does sleep quality matter?
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| Published in |
BMC Psychiatry, February 2021
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12888-021-03105-5 |
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| Authors |
Qian Wang, Komi Mati, Yong Cai |
| Abstract |
This study aimed to examine the mediating role of sleep quality in the association of problematic internet use (PIU) and problematic gaming with psychological distress among college students in China. Data of 1040 full-time students from multiple colleges in China were examined. Respondents were asked about their internet use and gaming behaviors, sleep quality, psychological distress, and sociodemographic characteristics. The mediating role of sleep quality in the PIU- and problematic gaming-psychological distress link was examined respectively. PIU was associated with decreased sleep quality (r = .32, p < .001) and increased psychological distress (r = .46, p < .001). Problematic gaming was also associated with decreased sleep quality (r = .22, p < .001) and increased psychological distress (r = .46, p < .001). Sleep quality accounted for 23.5% of the indirect effect of PIU on psychological distress, and 17.9% of the indirect effect of problematic gaming on psychological distress. Sleep quality had a meaningful mediating effect on the PIU-psychological distress link, but only exerted a small mediating effect on the problematic gaming-psychological distress link. In addition to promoting healthy internet usage, strategies aimed at mitigating the negative effect of excessive internet use on psychological health might benefit from those aimed at improving sleep quality. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 3 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 93 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 7 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 6 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Bachelor | 4 | 4% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 15 | 16% |
| Unknown | 53 | 57% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 11 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 5 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 6 | 6% |
| Unknown | 52 | 56% |
Attention Score in Context
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