RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 The prevalence of internet gaming disorder among medical students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1359
OP 1363
DO 10.15537/smj.2020.12.05584
VO 41
IS 12
A1 Mohammad I. Al Asqah
A1 Adel I. Al Orainey
A1 Maan A. Shukr
A1 Hassan M. Al Oraini
A1 Yousef A. Al Turki
YR 2020
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/41/12/1359.abstract
AB Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of internet gaming disorder (IGD) among King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia medical students and to determine the association of IGD with gender, age, academic achievement, amount of sleep, and accommodation.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study between October 2019 and April 2020 on KSU medical students with a sample size of 281 medical students currently studying at KSU chosen by a stratified proportionate random sampling. The questionnaire contained the IGD short scale and questions eliciting demographic data.Results: The sample comprised of 228 responses. The prevalence of IGD was 8.8% (n=20), while 19.3% (n=44) of the participants were risky gamers. There was a significant association (p=0.0040) between IGD and gender, with 10.1% (n = 15) of males having IGD compared to 6.3% (n=5) of females. Additionally, 25% (n = 37) of males were risky gamers, as compared to 8.8% (n=7) of females.Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of internet gaming disorder among KSU medical students, with higher frequency among males. However, there was no significant association between this disorder and age, sleep, academic achievement, or accommodation.