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Na sua quinta edição do Manual de Diagnóstico e Estatística das Perturbações Mentais, a American Psychiatric Association incluiu, como condição para estudos futuros, a perturbação de jogos de internet. Ao longo dos anos, a adição aos videojogos tem sido alvo de inúmeras investigações, que objetivam a descrição e melhor entendimento da problemática. O presente estudo pretende explorar a relação entre traços da personalidade, consumo de substâncias e sintomatologia das perturbações de uso de substâncias, com a perturbação de jogos de internet, numa amostra de 179 sujeitos com idade média de 25 anos. Para tal foram preenchidas a Escala de Transtorno de Videojogos – Versão Reduzida 9, o Inventário de Personalidade de 10 Itens – Versão Portuguesa, a Escala de Alexitimia de Toronto de 20 Itens e o The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Este estudo mostrou pontuações mais elevadas de perturbações de jogos de internet no sexo masculino, em relacionamento de união de facto e também em solteiros sem relação e em indivíduos que trabalham full-time. Verificou-se também relações negativas com as variáveis da personalidade, com exceção da abertura à experiência, e relações positivas com a alexitimia. Observou-se ainda diferenças significativas entre a perturbação de jogos de internet e o risco associado ao consumo de tabaco. Assim, este estudo permite reforçar várias suposições sobre a perturbação de jogos de internet presentes na literatura e contribuindo para o estabelecimento do consumo excessivo de videojogos como uma perturbação de adição comportamental.
In its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Association has included internet gaming disorder as a condition for future studies. Over the years, addiction to video games has been the subject of numerous investigations, which aim to describe and better understand the problem. The present study aims to explore the relationship between personality traits, substance use, and symptomatology of substance use disorders, with internet gaming disorder in a sample of 179 subjects with a mean age of 25 years. To this end, the Videogame Disorder Scale – Reduced Version 9, the 10-Item Personality Inventory – Portuguese Version, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale of 20 Items and The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test were applied. This study showed higher scores of internet gaming disorders in males, in cohabiting relationships, and in unmarried people without a relation, and in individuals who work fulltime. There were also negative relationships with the personality variables, with the exception of openness to experience, and positive relationships with alexithymia. Furthermore we found significant differences between internet gaming disorder and the risk associated with tobacco consumption. Thus, this study reinforces several assumptions about internet gaming disorder present in the literature and contributes to the establishment of excessive consumption of video games as a behavioral addiction disorder.
In its fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the American Psychiatric Association has included internet gaming disorder as a condition for future studies. Over the years, addiction to video games has been the subject of numerous investigations, which aim to describe and better understand the problem. The present study aims to explore the relationship between personality traits, substance use, and symptomatology of substance use disorders, with internet gaming disorder in a sample of 179 subjects with a mean age of 25 years. To this end, the Videogame Disorder Scale – Reduced Version 9, the 10-Item Personality Inventory – Portuguese Version, the Toronto Alexithymia Scale of 20 Items and The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test were applied. This study showed higher scores of internet gaming disorders in males, in cohabiting relationships, and in unmarried people without a relation, and in individuals who work fulltime. There were also negative relationships with the personality variables, with the exception of openness to experience, and positive relationships with alexithymia. Furthermore we found significant differences between internet gaming disorder and the risk associated with tobacco consumption. Thus, this study reinforces several assumptions about internet gaming disorder present in the literature and contributes to the establishment of excessive consumption of video games as a behavioral addiction disorder.
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Adições Alexitimia Personalidade Perturbação de jogos de internet Uso de substâncias Additions Alexithymia Personality Internet game disruption Substance use