Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic
Abdelaziz, A., Azzam, L., Sallam, S. (2023). Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. EKB Journal Management System, 44(1), 11-16. doi: 10.21608/ejpsy.2023.315354
Abdelaziz Mahmoud Abdelaziz; Lobna Azzam; Sara Sallam. "Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic". EKB Journal Management System, 44, 1, 2023, 11-16. doi: 10.21608/ejpsy.2023.315354
Abdelaziz, A., Azzam, L., Sallam, S. (2023). 'Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic', EKB Journal Management System, 44(1), pp. 11-16. doi: 10.21608/ejpsy.2023.315354
Abdelaziz, A., Azzam, L., Sallam, S. Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 44(1): 11-16. doi: 10.21608/ejpsy.2023.315354

Gaming Addiction and Related Psychological impact upon an Egyptian Adolescent Sample during the Coronavirus Disease Pandemic

Egyptian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 44, Issue 1, January 2023, Page 11-16  XML PDF (482.64 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejpsy.2023.315354
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Authors
Abdelaziz Mahmoud Abdelaziz1; Lobna Azzam2; Sara Sallam email 2
1Department of Mental Health & Psychological Counseling, Faculty of Education, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract
Background and Aim:- Digital addiction is increasingly recognized health threat particularly in children and adolescents. Restrictions related to Covid-19 pandemic exacerbated the risk of digital addition. The present study aimed to estimate the prevalence of online gaming addiction among Egyptian children before and during Covid-19 pandemic and its relation to psychological distress. Subjects and Methods:- This cross-sectional survey was conducted on 1844 children from 19 schools. Children were assessed by Gaming Addiction Scale (GAS7) and DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale - Arabic version). Results:- According to GAS7 results we could identify 525(28.5%) children as addicted gamers, 715(38.8%) as problematic gamers and 604(32.8%) as non-problematic gamers. addicted and problematic gamers are significantly older than non-problematic gamers. Also, addicted and problematic gamers comprised significantly higher frequency of males as compared to non-problematic gamers (60.2% versus 61.4% and 49.0% respectively, p<0.001). Comparison between GAS7 scores before and after Covid-19 pandemic showed significantly higher scores during the pandemic in all the studied subgroups. There was a relation between more GAS7 score and higher depression, anxiety and stress scores and more severity of the three conditions. Conclusions:- The present study found that online gaming addition is prevalent among Egyptian school children and it was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Keywords
Covid-19; Game addiction; School children
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