Personality traits and psychopathology in adolescents with videogame addiction

Abstract

Gaming disorder (GD) was recently included in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases. A cross-sectional study was conducted in five secondary schools, with a final sample of 119 students. A diagnosis of GD was made in 6.4% (n = 23) of this sample. Compared with healthy subjects, adolescents with GD showed low levels of conscientiousness (F = 7.82; p =.001) and agreeableness (F = 3.31; p =.041) and scored higher in school maladjustment (SMC; F = 9.23; p