Gender difference in online activities that determine problematic internet use

Dufour, Magali; Brunelle, Natacha; Khazaal, Yasser; Tremblay, Joël; Leclerc, Danielle; Cousineau, Marie‐Marthe; Rousseau, Michel; Légaré, Andrée-Anne; Berbiche, Djamal

doi:10.1016/j.jtcc.2017.05.002

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“…Men spent significantly more time on gaming (in six samples) and pornography (in seven samples) than women, and women spent more time on SNS (six samples) and chatting (significant in four samples). It has already been demonstrated that women spent more time on SNS and social media while men are more prone to use gaming (Dufour et al, 2017;Durkee et al, 2012). As introduced in 4.1., it has already been argue that gambling and pornography are more addictive than other online activities and could lead to problematic use while in our study men are less prone to have PIU than female.…”

Section: Online Activitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Gender differences might have an influence on PIU and concurrent psychiatric disorders (Ko, Yen, Chen, Yeh, & Yen, 2009) as gender impacts time spent online and the online activities engaged in (Laconi, Tricard, & Chabrol, 2015), both of which influence PIU scores (Dufour et al, 2017;Durkee et al, 2012). The large differences and inconsistencies in previous results on PIU are mainly explained by methodological differences (APA, 2013;Laconi, Rodgers, & Chabrol, 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Cross-cultural study of Problematic Internet Use in nine European countries

Laconi

Kaliszewska-Czeremska

Gnisci

et al. 2018

Computers in Human Behavior

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Reply to reviewersReviewer #1 Comment 1: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationships between Problematic Internet Use (PIU) and time spent online, online activities and psychopathology, by taking cross-cultural and gender differences into account. Additionaly it was aimed to explore the prevalence of PIU among European Internet users according the 5593 responding internet users. The topic is timely and interesting.It is not clearly explained if problematic gaming, gambling and pornography are subdimensions of Problematic Internet Use (PIU) or different independent variables. Answer 1:We provided some additional information on page 1: "Therefore, PIU represents generalized PIU (Davis, 2001) and can include several specific uses, such as online gaming, gambling or pornography use (Laconi, Tricard, & Chabrol, 2015).".Comment 2: Which gap in the literature will be filled through this research, in other words what is the value added to the literature by this paper?Answer 2: We added additional information regarding this thanks to this comment, as follows: "Cross-cultural studies allow a better understanding of results given the use of the same methodology, timeline or statistical analysis. However, few cross-cultural studies have been performed on PIU, despite it being an international health issue. To our knowledge, only one cross-cultural study explored PIU among 989 adults of four European countries (Sariyska et al., 2014), the others being focused on adolescents, and none exclusively among European users. PIU has been the subject of many studies since the last decade, but there is a need for cross-cultural empirical research.". Comment 3: The possible reasons of the differences between countries based on the results of the study need to explained.Answer 3: More explanation has been provided in the discussion section and the second paragraph of this section begins by "Apart from the question of whether PIU as a phenomenon is on the increase, it is fascinating that comparing the countries we investigated, startling differences in the numbers of problematic users were found. Further research is *Response to Reviewers needed to determine whether a stable pattern emerges and what the reasons for these differences may be.".Besides, in the limitations section, we added: "Cultural background may be a weaker predictor of online behavior than age of onset for Internet use or participation in specific online communities. It can be argued that the Internet is facilitating the spread of new trends worldwide at a much faster rate than before, but also that it creates an international community in its own right, which is evident with the community of online gaming or social media.". Comment 4: The conclusion part is not satisfactory, also implications are missing. Answer 4:The conclusion has been modified. As all the reviewers suggested, an Implication section has been added.Comment 5 : Although the researchers tried to sample all ages, 2/3 of it is university students which can dominate the sample and may lead to ...

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Section: Online Activitiesmentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Cross-cultural study of Problematic Internet Use in nine European countries

Laconi

Kaliszewska-Czeremska

Gnisci

et al. 2018

Computers in Human Behavior

105

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“…More specifically, the study examined its reliability, construct and criterion-related validity by computing a MIMIC model using structural equation modeling (SEM) to estimate a measurement model for IGD based on the nine diagnostic criteria from the APA as measured by the IGDS9-SF. The model also accounted for potential effects stemming from observable variables such as time spent playing, gender, and age as the literature suggests that these variables are often relevant predictors of IGD [22,58,72,73]. Overall, based on the results obtained from these analyses it was possible to conclude that the Polish IGDS9-SF presented with excellent psychometric properties concerning its validity and reliability to assess symptoms and the severity of IGD in the sample recruited.…”

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confidence: 94%

Laxer Clinical Criteria for Gaming Disorder May Hinder Future Efforts to Devise an Efficient Diagnostic Approach: A Tree-Based Model Study

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Schivinski

Brzozowska-Woś

et al. 2019

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Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has been recognized in May 2013 and can be evaluated using the criteria developed by American Psychiatric Association (APA). The present study investigated the role each IGD criteria plays in diagnosing disordered gaming. A total of 3377 participants (mean age 20 years, SD = 4.3 years) participated in the study. The data collected was scrutinized to detect patterns of IGD using Conditional Inference Tree (Ctree), a sophisticated machine algorithm. Participants provided basic sociodemographic information and completed the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale–Short-Form (IGDS9-SF). The results identified classes of IGD-related symptoms, indicating that endorsing ‘withdrawal’ and ‘loss of control’ increases the probability of disordered gaming by 77.77% while endorsement of ‘withdrawal’, ‘loss of control’ and ‘negative consequences’ increases the probability of disordered gaming by 26.66%. Moreover, lack of endorsement of ‘withdrawal’ and endorsement of ‘preoccupation’ increases the likelihood of disordered gaming by 7.14%. Taken together, the results obtained illustrate that different IGD criteria can present with different clinical weighing as unique diagnostic roles in the development of disordered gaming can be evidenced by each criterion. Moreover, the present findings help inform future revisions of diagnostic manuals and helps enhancing the assessment of IGD in the future. Additional research and clinical implications are discussed.

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“…No que concerne às diferenças entre o sexo masculino e o sexo feminino relativamente ao score de dependência da internet, os resultados são mistos. Os nossos resultados são consistentes aos obtidos por vários autores (e.g., Dufour et al, 2017;Rueda, Chávez, & Estrella, 2017;Tran et al, 2017) Ferreiro, Salgado, & Couto, 2015). Deste modo, apesar do crescimento da investigação, não existe uma conclusão consistente sobre as diferenças na prevalência entre o sexo masculino e feminino .…”

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Funcionamento familiar e dependência da internet em adolescentes

2022

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O presente estudo teve como objetivo principal explorar de que forma variáveis do funcionamento familiar se relacionam com a dependência da internet. A amostra final foi constituída por 568 participantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e 18 anos, que frequentam o Ensino Secundário, num distrito da região Norte de Portugal. Foi usado um Questionário Sociodemográfico, o Internet Addiction Test (IAT) e o Systemic Clinical Outcome Routine Evaluation (SCORE-15). Verificou-se que 73.1% dos participantes apresentaram dependência leve a moderada, mas não foram encontradas diferenças na dependência da internet entre o sexo masculino e o feminino. Por outro lado, verificaram-se diferenças a nível de funcionamento familiar, sendo que o sexo masculino apresentou, ligeiramente, mais dificuldades na comunicação na família e dificuldades familiares. Observaram-se diferenças entre os grupos em estudo (utilizadores normais, utilizadores com dependência leve e utilizadores com dependência moderada) em todas as dimensões do funcionamento familiar. Para além disso, foi possível observar associações positivas entre as dimensões do funcionamento familiar e a dependência da internet. Por fim, verificou-se que a comunicação na família foi a única variável do funcionamento familiar que apresentou um papel preditor na dependência da internet. Portanto, as dificuldades no funcionamento familiar, sobretudo na comunicação na família, parecem apresentar um papel fundamental no desenvolvimento da dependência da internet, sendo que se considera importante o desenvolvimento de ações preventivas, com vista a promoção do funcionamento familiar saudável, assim como do uso saudável da internet.

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Gender difference in online activities that determine problematic internet use

Cited by 12 publications

References 48 publications

Cross-cultural study of Problematic Internet Use in nine European countries

Cross-cultural study of Problematic Internet Use in nine European countries

Laxer Clinical Criteria for Gaming Disorder May Hinder Future Efforts to Devise an Efficient Diagnostic Approach: A Tree-Based Model Study

Funcionamento familiar e dependência da internet em adolescentes

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