2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Understanding and Reducing Emotional Difficulties in Gaming Disorder
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20K14208
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| Research Institution | National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry |
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Principal Investigator |
浜村 俊傑 国立研究開発法人国立精神・神経医療研究センター, 認知行動療法センター, 特別研究員 (20866470)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2020-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Gaming disorder / Internet gaming disorder / Problematic video gaming / Emotional disorder / Internalizing / Children / Adolescents / Behavioral addiction |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
This year, the investigator conducted the following studies.
<Study 1: A cross-sectional association of gaming disorder with internalizing and family factors in children and youths> The investigator began analyzing the data. The association of gaming disorder with internalizing was not statistically significant but was with the Family APGAR (Family Functioning).
<Study 2: A longitudinal association between gaming disorder and internalizing in youths> This year, the investigator completed the first wave of data collection. The main hypothesis is that a medium-sized association is found between gaming disorder and internalizing when measured one year apart. In total, 600 participants aged between 15 and 18 in high schools participated in the study.
<Study 3: A Japanese version of the Motivation for Online Gaming Questionnaire (MOGQ)> This year, the investigator translated the original version of the scale. Two independent researchers translated the scale and harmonized them. Then, two independent individuals native to English back-translated the Japanese translation. The investigator conducted cognitive debriefing with 8 participants as a pilot study. Throughout this process, the investigator discussed the Japanese translation with authors of the original scale.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
3: Progress in research has been slightly delayed.
Reason
The project has been delayed since the first year due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other priorities.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
The investigator applied for a one-year extension on the project. For Study 1, the investigator plans to finish writing a manuscript and submit it to an academic journal the following year. For Study 2, the investigator plans to complete the second wave of the longitudinal study in April 2023. For Study 3, the investigator plans to conduct a validation study on the Japanese version of the scale.
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| Causes of Carryover |
The second wave of data collection for Study 2 and a validation study for Study 3 could not be completed this year.
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