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Purpose in life, social support, and internet gaming disorder among Chinese university students: A 1-year follow-up study

Given the high prevalence of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among university students and the beneficial effects of positive psychological factors on mental illness, the present longitudinal research aimed to investigate whether purpose in life and social support yields long-term results in protecti...

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Published in:Addictive behaviors 2019-12, Vol.99, p.106070-106070, Article 106070
Main Authors: Zhang, Meng Xuan, Wang, Xinrui, Yu, Shu M., Wu, Anise M.S.
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Language:English
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Summary:Given the high prevalence of Internet gaming disorder (IGD) among university students and the beneficial effects of positive psychological factors on mental illness, the present longitudinal research aimed to investigate whether purpose in life and social support yields long-term results in protecting university students from IGD. We recruited 469 Chinese university students to voluntarily fill out an anonymous questionnaire at baseline, and 283 of them were followed up and given similar measures after one year. The prevalence of probable IGD at the baseline and follow-up surveys was 14.8% and 9.9% respectively. Purpose in life and social support were negatively correlated with IGD symptoms in both surveys (p 
ISSN:0306-4603
1873-6327
DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.106070