Digital Phenotypes for Early Detection of Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescent Students: Explorative Data-Driven Study.

Background: Limited awareness, social stigma, and access to mental health professionals hinder early detection and intervention of internet gaming disorder (IGD), which has emerged as a significant concern among young individuals. Prevalence estimates vary between 0.7% and 15.6%, and its recognition...

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Publicado en:JMIR Mental Health Vol. 11; pp. 1 - 12
Autores principales: Cho, Kwangsu, Kim, Minah, Cho, Youngeun, Hur, Ji-Won, Kim, Do Hyung, Park, Seonghyeon, Park, Sunghyun, Jang, Moonyoung, Lee, Chang-Gun, Kwon, Jun Soo
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Publicado: JMIR Publications Inc. 2024
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          Cho, Kwangsu
          Kim, Minah
          Cho, Youngeun
          Hur, Ji-Won
          Kim, Do Hyung
          Park, Seonghyeon
          Park, Sunghyun
          Jang, Moonyoung
          Lee, Chang-Gun
          Kwon, Jun Soo
        affil: 3R Innovation Research Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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          Phenotype
          Digital Technology Utilization
          Early Diagnosis
          Internet Addiction In Adolescence
          Video Games In Adolescence
          Behavior, Addictive In Adolescence
          Schools, Secondary
          Students, High School
          Human
          South Korea
          Funding Source
          Male
          Female
          Adolescence
          Computers, Portable
          Multiple Regression
          Multivariate Analysis of Variance
          Descriptive Statistics
          Comparative Studies
          Scales
          Internet Addiction Psychosocial Factors
          Video Games Psychosocial Factors
          Adolescent: 13-18 years
          Male
          Female
      ab: Background: Limited awareness, social stigma, and access to mental health professionals hinder early detection and intervention of internet gaming disorder (IGD), which has emerged as a significant concern among young individuals. Prevalence estimates vary between 0.7% and 15.6%, and its recognition in the International Classification of Diseases, 11th Revision and Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition underscores its impact on academic functioning, social isolation, and mental health challenges. Objective: This study aimed to uncover digital phenotypes for the early detection of IGD among adolescents in learning settings. By leveraging sensor data collected from student tablets, the overarching objective is to incorporate these digital indicators into daily school activities to establish these markers as a mental health screening tool, facilitating the early identification and intervention for IGD cases. Methods: A total of 168 voluntary participants were engaged, consisting of 85 students with IGD and 83 students without IGD. There were 53% (89/168) female and 47% (79/168) male individuals, all within the age range of 13-14 years. The individual students learned their Korean literature and mathematics lessons on their personal tablets, with sensor data being automatically collected. Multiple regression with bootstrapping and multivariate ANOVA were used, prioritizing interpretability over predictability, for cross-validation purposes. Results: A negative correlation between IGD Scale (IGDS) scores and learning outcomes emerged (r166=-0.15; P=.047), suggesting that higher IGDS scores were associated with lower learning outcomes. Multiple regression identified 5 key indicators linked to IGD, explaining 23% of the IGDS score variance: stroke acceleration (β=.33; P<.001), time interval between keys (β=-0.26; P=.01), word spacing (β=-0.25; P<.001), deletion (β=-0.24; P<.001), and horizontal length of strokes (β=0.21; P=.02). Multivariate ANOVA cross-validated these findings, revealing significant differences in digital phenotypes between potential IGD and non-IGD groups. The average effect size, measured by Cohen d, across the indicators was 0.40, indicating a moderate effect. Notable distinctions included faster stroke acceleration (Cohen d=0.68; P=<.001), reduced word spacing (Cohen d=.57; P=<.001), decreased deletion behavior (Cohen d=0.33; P=.04), and longer horizontal strokes (Cohen d=0.34; P=.03) in students with potential IGD compared to their counterparts without IGD. Conclusions: The aggregated findings show a negative correlation between IGD and learning performance, highlighting the effectiveness of digital markers in detecting IGD. This underscores the importance of digital phenotyping in advancing mental health care within educational settings. As schools adopt a 1-device-per-student framework, digital phenotyping emerges as a promising early detection method for IGD. This shift could transform clinical approaches from reactive to proactive measures.
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