Prevalence of gaming addiction and its impact on sleep quality: a cross-sectional study from Pakistan

Zaman, M, Babar, S, Babar, M, Sabir, F, Ashraf, F, Tahir, MJ, Ullah, I, Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, Lin, C-Y and Pakpour, AH, 2022. Prevalence of gaming addiction and its impact on sleep quality: a cross-sectional study from Pakistan. Annals of Medicine and Surgery, 78: 103641. ISSN 2049-0801

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Abstract

Background: Gaming addiction has become a topic of increasing research interest worldwide but little research has been carried out in Pakistan.

Aims: The present study assessed the prevalence of gaming addiction among a Pakistani sample of adults in the general population. It also explored the effects of online gaming addiction upon sleep quality.

Method: A cross-sectional survey was carried out during a national lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Pakistan. Using a convenience sampling technique, an online survey comprising demographic information, the Game Addiction Scale (GAS), and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was completed by 618 participants (67.5% male) aged 18–56 years (M = 24.53 years, SD = ±5.016).

Results: Out of 618 participants, 57.0% (n = 352) did play online games. Among gamers, 12.5% (n = 44) were classed as addicted to the gaming based on GAS scores. Compared to those not addicted to gaming, participants with gaming addiction had significantly poorer subjective sleep quality, higher sleep disturbance, lesser sleep duration, and higher daytime dysfunction. Gaming addiction was also more prevalent among males compared to females.

Conclusion: Gaming addiction among the Pakistani general population is significantly associated with poor sleep quality. This problem needs to be addressed at the individual and societal levels to avoid adverse long-term health impacts.

Item Type:	Journal article
Publication Title:	Annals of Medicine and Surgery
Creators:	Zaman, M., Babar, S., Babar, M., Sabir, F., Ashraf, F., Tahir, M.J., Ullah, I., Griffiths, M.D., Lin, C.-Y. and Pakpour, A.H.
Publisher:	Elsevier
Date:	June 2022
Volume:	78
ISSN:	2049-0801
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.1016/j.amsu.2022.103641 DOI S2049080122004010 Publisher Item Identifier 1545334 Other
Rights:	© 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of IJS Publishing Group Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Laura Ward
Date Added:	13 May 2022 13:17
Last Modified:	24 May 2022 10:54
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/46317

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