The Association Between Causality Orientation and Internet Gaming Disorder, and the Role of Sensation Seeking, Anxiety, and Depression.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q3 PSYCHIATRY Psychiatry Investigation Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-11-18 DOI:10.30773/pi.2024.0122

Yanjie Peng, Yuxiang Wang, Zhenlei Peng, Xiaoyuan Liao, Ke Gong, Cheng Qin, Mingyuan Tian, Xiaotong Cheng, Xinyi Zhou, Juan Deng, Yuwen Chen, Shuang Feng, Maomao Zhang, Kezhi Liu, Bo Xiang, Wei Lei, Jing Chen

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Objective: Self-determination theory (SDT) deems that people have three causality orientations: autonomy orientation, control orientation, and impersonal orientation. Previous studies suggested that lower autonomy orientation or higher control and impersonal orientations may be associated with more addictive behaviors. Our study aimed to investigate if these associations exist in Internet gaming disorder (IGD), and if sensation seeking, anxiety, and depression could influence the associations between causality orientations and IGD symptoms.

Methods: A total of 1,400 college students completed the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale, General Causality Orientation Scale, Brief Sensation Seeking Scale, Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, and Patient Health Questionnaire. Correlation, multiple linear regressions, structural equation model (SEM) analyses, and moderation analyses were conducted to explore the associations.

Results: The control and impersonal orientations were positively associated with IGD symptoms, while the autonomy orientation was negatively associated with them. Moreover, SEM analyses showed that the autonomy-IGD relationship was totally mediated by anxiety and depression, the impersonal-IGD relationship was partially mediated by anxiety, and the control-IGD relationship was partially mediated by depression. Finally, the effects of causality orientations on IGD were moderated by sensation seeking.

Conclusion: Overall, autonomy orientation is linked to fewer gaming problems, whereas control and impersonal orientations are associated with more gaming problems. Moreover, the relationships between causality orientations and IGD symptoms are mediated by anxiety and depression and moderated by sensation seeking. Our findings inform theory on the motivations of gaming behaviors and may shed light on the prevention and intervention of IGD from the perspective of SDT.

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因果倾向与网络游戏障碍的关系，以及感觉寻求、焦虑和抑郁的作用。

目的：自我决定理论（Self-determination theory， SDT）认为人有三种因果关系取向：自主性取向、控制性取向和非人情性取向。先前的研究表明，较低的自主取向或较高的控制和非人格化取向可能与更多的成瘾行为有关。本研究旨在探讨这些关联是否存在于网络游戏障碍（IGD）中，以及感觉寻求、焦虑和抑郁是否会影响因果取向与IGD症状之间的关联。方法：对1400名大学生进行网络游戏障碍量表、一般因果倾向量表、短暂感觉寻求量表、广泛性焦虑障碍量表和患者健康问卷调查。通过相关分析、多元线性回归分析、结构方程模型（SEM）分析和调节分析来探讨其相关性。结果：控制性取向和非人格化取向与IGD症状呈正相关，自主取向与IGD症状呈负相关。此外，扫描电镜分析显示，自主- igd关系完全由焦虑和抑郁介导，非人格- igd关系部分由焦虑介导，对照- igd关系部分由抑郁介导。最后，感觉寻求调节了因果取向对IGD的影响。结论：总体而言，自主取向与较少的游戏问题相关，而控制取向和非个人取向则与更多的游戏问题相关。此外，因果取向与IGD症状之间的关系由焦虑和抑郁介导，并由感觉寻求调节。我们的研究结果为游戏行为的动机提供了理论依据，并可能从SDT的角度为IGD的预防和干预提供启示。

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Psychiatry Investigation PSYCHIATRY-

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