Relationship of Gaming Disorder with parenting based on low affection-communication and personality trait of neuroticism in adolescents

• Published in: Frontiers in psychology 2023-04, Vol.14, p.1147601-1147601
• Main Authors: Rodríguez-Ruiz, Francesc, Marí-Sanmillán, María Isabel, Benito, Ana, Castellano-García, Francisca, Sánchez-Llorens, Marta, Almodóvar-Fernández, Isabel, Haro, Gonzalo
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: adolescents; affection-communication; Gaming Disorder; neuroticism; parenting; personality traits; Psychology
• ISSN: 1664-1078; 1664-1078
• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1147601

Gaming Disorder is increasingly common in adolescents. We aimed to evaluate the relationship between parenting, personality traits, and Gaming Disorder. An observational and cross-sectional study in six secondary schools of Castelló, obtaining a final sample of 397 students. Adolescents with Gaming Disorder had lower scores in Adolescent Affection-Communication ( = 8.201; < 0.001), Father's Warmth ( = 3.459; = 0.028), and Father's Acceptance/Involvement ( = 5.467; = 0.003), and higher scores in Mother's Revoking Privileges ( = 4.277; = 0.034) and Father's Indifference ( = 7.868; = 0.002) than healthy participants. Male sex was a risk factor for Gaming Disorder (OR = 12.221; = 0.004), while Adolescent Affection-Communication (OR = 0.908; = 0.001) and Agreeableness (OR = 0.903; = 0.022) were protective factors. Data modeling described the protective effect that Adolescent Affection-Communication had on Gaming Disorder, which was both directly ( = -0.20; < 0.001) and indirectly mediated by Neuroticism ( = -0.20; < 0.001), while Neuroticism itself was a risk factor for Gaming Disorder ( = 0.50; < 0.001). These results reflect that Parental style with low affection and communication was directly and indirectly related to the Gaming Disorder, as well as male sex and personality trait of Neuroticism.