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Associação entre regulação emocional e adição a videojogos : estudo transversal em jovens adultos
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Introdução: O crescente uso excessivo de videojogos é um problema de saúde pública emergente, problema este que se carateriza por um padrão recorrente de comportamentos aditivos. Associado a estes comportamentos estão muitas vezes dificuldades na regulação emocional, pelo que é importante reforçar a necessidade de se identificarem fatores associados ao comportamento aditivo a videojogos e compreender o seu impacto na saúde dos indivíduos. Objetivo: Este estudo teve como objetivo caraterizar sintomas de adição a videojogos, de dificuldades na regulação emocional, e as suas associações com variáveis sociodemográficas e clínicas em jovens adultos portugueses. Método: 146 adultos portugueses preencheram o Internet Addiction Test (IAT), o Portuguese Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) e a Escala de Dificuldades na Regulação Emocional – Versão Reduzida (EDRE-VR). Resultados: Os resultados indicam uma frequência moderada de sintomas de adição à internet e de dificuldades na regulação emocional. Verificaram-se também correlações positivas entre adição a videojogos e dificuldades na regulação emocional. Conclusão: As dificuldades na regulação emocional associam-se a frequência de sintomas de adição a internet e adição a videojogos. Estas associações e possíveis estratégias de prevenção e intervenção neste tipo de comportamentos aditivos merecem ser alvo de investigação.
Introduction: The increased usage of videogames is a growing concern of public health issues characterized by a recurring pattern of addictive behaviours. These behaviours are often associated with emotional regulation difficulties, hence the importance of identifying factors associated with videogame addiction behaviours and understanding their impact on one’s health and emotional regulation. Objective: This study aimed to characterize symptoms of videogame addiction and emotional regulation difficulties as well as the association between them and sociodemographic and clinical variables in young Portuguese adults. Method: A total of 146 portuguese adults completed the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Portuguese Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) and the portuguese version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Reduced Version (DERS-RV). Results: The results indicate a moderate frequency of internet addiction and difficulties in emotional regulation. Moreover, positive correlations were found between videogame addiction and emotional regulation difficulties. Conclusion: Emotional regulation difficulties are associated with the frequency of internet addiction and videogame addiction symptoms. These findings are worth further investigation for possible preventive and interventional strategies regarding these addictive behaviours.
Introduction: The increased usage of videogames is a growing concern of public health issues characterized by a recurring pattern of addictive behaviours. These behaviours are often associated with emotional regulation difficulties, hence the importance of identifying factors associated with videogame addiction behaviours and understanding their impact on one’s health and emotional regulation. Objective: This study aimed to characterize symptoms of videogame addiction and emotional regulation difficulties as well as the association between them and sociodemographic and clinical variables in young Portuguese adults. Method: A total of 146 portuguese adults completed the Internet Addiction Test (IAT), the Portuguese Internet Gaming Disorder Scale – Short-Form (IGDS9-SF) and the portuguese version of the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale – Reduced Version (DERS-RV). Results: The results indicate a moderate frequency of internet addiction and difficulties in emotional regulation. Moreover, positive correlations were found between videogame addiction and emotional regulation difficulties. Conclusion: Emotional regulation difficulties are associated with the frequency of internet addiction and videogame addiction symptoms. These findings are worth further investigation for possible preventive and interventional strategies regarding these addictive behaviours.
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Trabalho Final do Curso de Mestrado Integrado em Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 2024
Keywords
Adição a videojogos Adição à internet Regulação emocional