Chen Ying,Zhang Yan,Zhou Jinhui,Luo Jiaming,Jiang Sicen,Li Yujie,Yao Qiyue,Liu Haoran,Huang Xin,Effects of anxiety and depression on Internet gaming disorder in medical students： the moderating role of gender[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2022,35(5):445-449

Effects of anxiety and depression on Internet gaming disorder in medical students： the moderating role of gender

DOI：10.11886/scjsws20220520001

English keywords:Medical students Anxiety Depression Internet gaming disorder

Fund projects:南充市科技计划项目（项目名称：新冠肺炎疫情公共危机对南充青少年非自杀性自伤行为的影响研究，项目编号：20YFZJ0101）；川北医学院校级科研发展计划项目重点培育项目（项目名称：医学生网络游戏障碍对非自杀自伤行为的影响研究，项目编号：CBY20-ZD-03）

Author Name	Affiliation	Postcode
Chen Ying	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Zhang Yan	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Zhou Jinhui	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Luo Jiaming^*	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Jiang Sicen	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Li Yujie	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Yao Qiyue	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Liu Haoran	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000
Huang Xin	Mental Health School of North Sichuan Medical College， Nanchong 637000， China	637000

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Objective To explore the effects of anxiety and depression on Internet gaming disorder in medical students， and to evaluate the moderating effect of gender， so as to provide references for the prevention and intervention of Internet gaming disorder in medical students.Methods In November 2021， a total of 11 771 medical students from a medical college in Sichuan province participated in an online survey through Wenjuanxing platform. Participants completed the Self-rating Anxiety Scale （SAS）， Self-rating Depression Scale （SDS） and the nine-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form （IGDS9-SF）. Then a hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to discuss the moderating role of gender in the relationships between anxiety， depression and Internet gaming disorder in medical students.Results ①Males scored lower on SDS （t=-8.302， P<0.01）， and higher on IGDS9-SF than females （t=33.384， P<0.01）. ②SAS score of medical students was positively correlated with SDS score （r=0.735， P<0.01）， SAS and SDS scores were positively correlated with IGDS9-SF score in medical students （r=0.288， 0.238， P<0.01）. ③Anxiety and depression could positively predict Internet gaming disorder （β=0.245， 0.058， t=18.864， 4.444， P<0.01）. ④Gender played a moderating effect between anxiety and Internet gaming disorder （β=-0.194， t=-4.518， P<0.01）.Conclusion Anxiety and depression have a positive predictive effect on Internet gaming disorder in medical students. Furthermore， the effects of anxiety on Internet gaming disorder are moderated by gender， and the anxiety of male students exhibits a markedly stronger impact on Internet gaming disorder than that of female students.

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