A Meta-Analysis of the Prevalence of Internet Gaming Disorders with Different Addiction Diagnostic Criteria

Abstract

Review question / Objective: Subjects who were diagnosed with gaming Internet gaming disorder (IGD) to any valid clinical diagnostic criteria or scale will be included. There is no restriction on age, sex, race, or region of the enrolled participants. Study designs to be included: The selection criteria for the literature were as follows: (1) Cross-sectional survey studies published in peerreviewedjournals, (2) surveys of the general population, (3) studies with clearly reported baseline data orlongitudinal studies, (4) studies using reliable measures, (5) articles providing prevalence data, (6) studiesfrom 2000 (6) Studies conducted in 2000 or later, (7) Studies with a sample size of more than 300, (8)Studies in English, Chinese, or Korean, (9) Studies with a sample size of more than 300 (8) Articlespublished in English, Chinese, or Japanese. INPLASY registration number: This protocol was registered with the International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Protocols (INPLASY) on 17 September 2022 and was last updated on 17 September 2022 (registration number INPLASY202290076).