Research Article

Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty

Volume: 34 Number: 3 December 30, 2025
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Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the relationship between internet gaming disorder and digital gaming addiction awareness level, internet gaming motivation, and emotion regulation difficulties. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 1203 adolescents. Adolescent Information Form, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale- Short Form, Digital Game Playing Motivation Scale, Awareness of Digital Game Addiction Scale, and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale- Short Form were used for data collection. Internet gaming disorder has positive relationship with digital gaming motivation and emotion regulation difficulties. Also, internet gaming disorder has a negative relationship with awareness about digital gaming addiction. Motivation and emotion regulation difficulties increased the risk of internet gaming disorder, while awareness levels had no effect. In addition, it was found that the variance of 39.6% in internet gaming disorder was explained by these variables. According to the results of this study, emotion dysregulation and motivations to play digital games, predict internet gaming disorder in adolescents. It is important to provide adolescents with emotion regulation skills. It is necessary to understand the motivational factors that cause adolescents to play digital games and to ensure that adolescents meet their social and emotional needs in healthy ways. Besides these results led to questioning the effect of having information about a pathology on reducing the risky behavior that causes pathology.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Psychiatry

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

December 30, 2025

Submission Date

June 8, 2024

Acceptance Date

September 28, 2025

Published in Issue

Year 2025 Volume: 34 Number: 3

APA
Evli, M., Su Topbaş, Z., Şimşek, N., Işıkgöz, M., & Öztürk, H. İ. (2025). Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 34(3), 346-355. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1498128
AMA
1.Evli M, Su Topbaş Z, Şimşek N, Işıkgöz M, Öztürk Hİ. Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;34(3):346-355. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1498128
Chicago
Evli, Mahmut, Zehra Su Topbaş, Nuray Şimşek, Mahmut Işıkgöz, and Halil İbrahim Öztürk. 2025. “Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34 (3): 346-55. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1498128.
EndNote
Evli M, Su Topbaş Z, Şimşek N, Işıkgöz M, Öztürk Hİ (December 1, 2025) Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34 3 346–355.
IEEE
[1]M. Evli, Z. Su Topbaş, N. Şimşek, M. Işıkgöz, and H. İ. Öztürk, “Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty”, Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, pp. 346–355, Dec. 2025, doi: 10.34108/eujhs.1498128.
ISNAD
Evli, Mahmut - Su Topbaş, Zehra - Şimşek, Nuray - Işıkgöz, Mahmut - Öztürk, Halil İbrahim. “Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi 34/3 (December 1, 2025): 346-355. https://doi.org/10.34108/eujhs.1498128.
JAMA
1.Evli M, Su Topbaş Z, Şimşek N, Işıkgöz M, Öztürk Hİ. Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025;34:346–355.
MLA
Evli, Mahmut, et al. “Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty”. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, vol. 34, no. 3, Dec. 2025, pp. 346-55, doi:10.34108/eujhs.1498128.
Vancouver
1.Mahmut Evli, Zehra Su Topbaş, Nuray Şimşek, Mahmut Işıkgöz, Halil İbrahim Öztürk. Relationship Between Internet Gaming Disorder and Awareness, Motivation and Emotion Regulation Difficulty. Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi. 2025 Dec. 1;34(3):346-55. doi:10.34108/eujhs.1498128