Predictive Influence of Internet Gaming Addiction on Severities of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Nigerian Adolescents
| dc.contributor.author | Akpunne, Bede | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-08T10:57:54Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-08T10:57:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Background: The predictive influence of gaming addiction on attention deficit hyperactive disorder among adolescents was examined in this study. Materials and Methods: A survey research design utilizing an ex-post facto design was used in a population sample of 338 adolescents purposively selected from a secondary school in Benin City, Edo state, Nigeria. The age range of the students was 10-19 years old, with mean ± standard deviation of 13.60 ±1.867 years. The 14 year olds (18.6%) were the highest population. Most were females (55.9%), while 44.1% were males, giving a male to female ratio of 1:1.27. All 338 students were administered the Game Addiction Questionnaire and the self-report ADHD scale. Result: The prevalence of Internet Gaming Addiction (IGA) was 51% while ADHD prevalence was 9%. There was a significant influence of gaming disorder on ADHD (R² = .122, p = .001), which indicated that gaming disorder explains a 12.2% variance in manifestation of ADHD symptoms. There was also a significant and positive correlation between age and severity of ADHD [Rxy = 0.133; p= 0.01], but there was no significant difference in the level of ADHD symptoms of the participants across sex, though females obtained higher mean scores than males. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of IGA and ADHD. Also, Internet Gaming Addiction is a significant predictor of the severities of ADHD among Nigerian adolescents. While sex does not significantly influence ADHD, age of the adolescents is significantly linked with its severities. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.run.edu.ng:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/3383 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | International Journal of Progressive Sciences and Technologies (IJPSAT) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Gaming Addiction | en_US |
| dc.subject | ADHD | en_US |
| dc.subject | Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | Predictive Influence of Internet Gaming Addiction on Severities of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Nigerian Adolescents | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |