@article{ref1,
title="Internet Game Addiction, Depression, and Escape From Negative Emotions in Adulthood: A Nationwide Community Sample of Korea",
journal="Journal of nervous and mental disease",
year="2017",
author="Kim, Dong Jun and Kim, Kiwon and Lee, Hae-Woo and Hong, Jin-Pyo and Cho, Maeng Je and Fava, Maurizio and Mischoulon, David and Heo, Jung-Yoon and Jeon, Hong Jin",
volume="205",
number="7",
pages="568-573",
abstract="The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adult Internet game addiction (IGA) and mental disorders. A total of 1401 adults aged between 18 and 74 years participated in this study. The IGA group had significantly younger patients, and it showed a higher proportion of unmarried and unemployed adults, and higher rates of suicidal ideation, plan, and attempt than the non-IGA group. Multivariate logistic regression indicated that IGA was significantly associated with major depressive disorder, dysthymia, and depressive disorders adjusting for all variables. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score was significantly higher in the IGA group than in the non-IGA group for both young adults and middle groups. &quot;Escape from negative emotions like nervousness, sadness, and anger&quot; was the only significant item associated with depression among symptoms of IGA. This study suggests that adults with IGA and depression may use Internet games to escape from negative emotions.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0022-3018",
doi="10.1097/NMD.0000000000000698",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NMD.0000000000000698"
}