Problematic gaming, problem gambling : co-occurrence and association with depression and generalised anxiety disorder among working-age adults in Latvia

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2025.2494838" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08039488.2025.2494838</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2025.2494838" target="_blank" >10.1080/08039488.2025.2494838</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Problematic gaming, problem gambling : co-occurrence and association with depression and generalised anxiety disorder among working-age adults in Latvia

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Aims This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of problematic gaming and gambling and the co-occurrence of these behaviours in association with depression and generalised anxiety disorder in a representative general working-age adult population in Latvia. Methods Data from a survey of 4,912 respondents aged 15–64 in the general population of Latvia were studied. The Game Addiction Scale, the Problem Gambling Severity Index, and the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scales were used to obtain self-reported data for the target study variables. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression models assess the prevalence of the variables and estimate the odds ratios for depression and generalised anxiety disorder. Results By adjusting for age, sex, and income level, both problematic gaming and gambling significantly increased the odds of depression and anxiety by an average of three times. The prevalence of the co-occurrence of problematic gaming and gambling was 0.8%, and it did not elevate the odds of depression and anxiety compared to having either problematic gaming or gambling alone, which maintains the overall threefold increase of both depression and anxiety (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions In the general adult population, the presence of problematic gaming and gambling indicates a higher likelihood for the individual burden of mental health problems due to the co-existence of depression or anxiety. Thus, the complexity of problematic gaming and gambling has to be taken into account when planning and implementing effective mental health interventions.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Problematic gaming, problem gambling : co-occurrence and association with depression and generalised anxiety disorder among working-age adults in Latvia

Popis výsledku anglicky

Aims This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of problematic gaming and gambling and the co-occurrence of these behaviours in association with depression and generalised anxiety disorder in a representative general working-age adult population in Latvia. Methods Data from a survey of 4,912 respondents aged 15–64 in the general population of Latvia were studied. The Game Addiction Scale, the Problem Gambling Severity Index, and the PHQ-9 and GAD-7 scales were used to obtain self-reported data for the target study variables. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression models assess the prevalence of the variables and estimate the odds ratios for depression and generalised anxiety disorder. Results By adjusting for age, sex, and income level, both problematic gaming and gambling significantly increased the odds of depression and anxiety by an average of three times. The prevalence of the co-occurrence of problematic gaming and gambling was 0.8%, and it did not elevate the odds of depression and anxiety compared to having either problematic gaming or gambling alone, which maintains the overall threefold increase of both depression and anxiety (p &lt; 0.05). Conclusions In the general adult population, the presence of problematic gaming and gambling indicates a higher likelihood for the individual burden of mental health problems due to the co-existence of depression or anxiety. Thus, the complexity of problematic gaming and gambling has to be taken into account when planning and implementing effective mental health interventions.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50100 - Psychology and cognitive sciences

Projekt

—

Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

ISSN

0803-9488

e-ISSN

1502-4725

Svazek periodika

79

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

4

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

297-302

Kód UT WoS článku

001473621400001

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-105003254594