Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83522, first published .
Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Predictors of Internet Gaming Disorder Among Impoverished Rural Adolescents: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Cohort Study

Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Predictors of Internet Gaming Disorder Among Impoverished Rural Adolescents: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Cohort Study

Prevalence, Sex Differences, and Predictors of Internet Gaming Disorder Among Impoverished Rural Adolescents: Cross-Sectional and Prospective Cohort Study

Chenhan Wang   1 * , MA ;   Yifan Li   2 * , MA ;   Shuhong Lin   2 , MA ;   Qiuping Huang   3 , PhD ;   Yongyan Shi   2 , MA ;   Guangxian Yang   1 , PhD ;   Erjia Huang   4 , BA ;   Xicheng Deng   1 , PhD ;   Jinwen Luo   1 , PhD

1 The Affiliated Children's Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine (Hunan Children’s Hospital), Central South University, Changsha, China

2 Department of Psychiatry, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China

3 Department of Psychology, School of Humanities and Management, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, Changsha, China

4 Clinical Nursing Teaching and Research Section, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China

*these authors contributed equally

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