Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms
Video game addiction in young children is relevant, but it is especially important for children with ADHD. In order to obtain more data about the use of video games by Canadian children, and in particular by ADHD children, we explored the modalities of use (playtime, addiction score and usage by age...
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doaj-c03586db391b4ce38843be25431cd9cf2021-03-12T04:25:57ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Pediatrics2296-23602021-03-01910.3389/fped.2021.632272632272Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD SymptomsLaura Masi0Pascale Abadie1Catherine Herba2Mutsuko Emond3Marie-Pier Gingras4Leila Ben Amor5Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital-Rivière-Des-Prairies), Department of Psychiatry and Addictology of Université de Montréal (UdeM), Research Center of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, CanadaCentre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal (Hôpital-Rivière-Des-Prairies), Department of Psychiatry and Addictology of Université de Montréal (UdeM), Montreal, QC, CanadaResearch Center of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital and of Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, CanadaSainte-Justine University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology of Université de Montréal (UdeM), Research Center of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, CanadaDépartement de psychologie idem pour Catherine Herba, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Montreal, QC, CanadaSainte-Justine University Hospital, Department of Psychiatry and Addictology of Université de Montréal (UdeM), Research Center of the Sainte-Justine University Hospital, Montreal, QC, CanadaVideo game addiction in young children is relevant, but it is especially important for children with ADHD. In order to obtain more data about the use of video games by Canadian children, and in particular by ADHD children, we explored the modalities of use (playtime, addiction score and usage by age) and compared them between ADHD and non-ADHD children. We then examined associations between addiction and ADHD symptoms and explored innovative results about the gender impact. Our study was cross-sectional, multicenter in child psychiatrist departments, exploratory and descriptive. We recruited three groups of children aged 4–12 years: the ADHD Group, the Clinical-Control Group and the Community-Control Group. For each group, the material used consisted of questionnaires completed by one of the parents. Data collection took place from December 2016 to August 2018 in Montreal (n = 280). Our study highlighted a vulnerability in ADHD children: they would exhibit more addictive behaviors with respect to video games (Addiction score: 1.1025 in ADHD Group vs. 0.6802 in Community-Control Group) and prolonged periods of use. We also observed a correlation between the severity of ADHD symptoms and excessive use of video games (p = 0.000). Children with severe ADHD showed significantly higher addiction scores and, in a multiple regression analysis a combination of gender and ADHD explained the excessive use of video games.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.632272/fullvideo gameADHDaddictiondependenceplaytimechildren |
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Laura Masi Pascale Abadie Catherine Herba Mutsuko Emond Marie-Pier Gingras Leila Ben Amor Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms Frontiers in Pediatrics video game ADHD addiction dependence playtime children |
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms |
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms |
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms |
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms |
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Video Games in ADHD and Non-ADHD Children: Modalities of Use and Association With ADHD Symptoms |
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video games in adhd and non-adhd children: modalities of use and association with adhd symptoms |
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Frontiers in Pediatrics |
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Video game addiction in young children is relevant, but it is especially important for children with ADHD. In order to obtain more data about the use of video games by Canadian children, and in particular by ADHD children, we explored the modalities of use (playtime, addiction score and usage by age) and compared them between ADHD and non-ADHD children. We then examined associations between addiction and ADHD symptoms and explored innovative results about the gender impact. Our study was cross-sectional, multicenter in child psychiatrist departments, exploratory and descriptive. We recruited three groups of children aged 4–12 years: the ADHD Group, the Clinical-Control Group and the Community-Control Group. For each group, the material used consisted of questionnaires completed by one of the parents. Data collection took place from December 2016 to August 2018 in Montreal (n = 280). Our study highlighted a vulnerability in ADHD children: they would exhibit more addictive behaviors with respect to video games (Addiction score: 1.1025 in ADHD Group vs. 0.6802 in Community-Control Group) and prolonged periods of use. We also observed a correlation between the severity of ADHD symptoms and excessive use of video games (p = 0.000). Children with severe ADHD showed significantly higher addiction scores and, in a multiple regression analysis a combination of gender and ADHD explained the excessive use of video games. |
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video game ADHD addiction dependence playtime children |
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