A Study of Internet Gaming Disorder among Adolescents and It’s Corelation with Age and Gender

Abstract

Background: To corelate internet gaming disorder with gender and age.
Objective: To study internet gaming disorder among adolescents and find it’s correlation with age and
gender.
Materials and Methods: A correlational design was used. The study was conducted with 100adolescents
50 males and 50 females each. 100 adolescents were selected based on the inclusion criteria written
consent from children and their parents were taken. Subject demographic data wastaken,and Internet
Gaming Disorder Scale-20 was used to measure internet gaming disorder.
Results: The findings of corelation between IGD-20 scores and gender shows that Males significantly
showed higher associated with higher scores in Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- 20(r=0.742) and
corelation between IGD-20 scores and age indicate that the respondent’s scores of Internet Gaming
Disorder scale with Age shows no significant relationship. (r=-.017).
Conclusion: The study concluded that among sample population 4% came under the likely disorder
of internet gaming according to internet gaming disorder scale (IGD-20). It demonstrates that Males
significantly showed higher association with higher scores in Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- 20 and
scores of Internet Gaming Disorder scale with Age shows no significant relationship.