Risk-Taking Behaviors Considering Internet Gaming Disorder among Iranian University Students: A Latent Class Analysis.
J Res Health Sci
; 22(3): e00556, 2022 Oct 19.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2124224
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Dangerous behaviors adversely affect the health of adolescents and young adults. This study aimed to identify the subgroups of college students based on the parameters of risky behavior and analyze the impact of demographic factors and internet gaming disorder (IGD) belonging to each class. STUDYDESIGN:
A cross-sectional study.METHODS:
The study was conducted on 1355 students through a multi-stage random sampling method in 2020. A survey questionnaire was used to collect data, and all students completed 1294 sets of questionnaires. The data were analyzed using t test and latent class analysis (LCA) through SPSS and PROC LCA in SAS 9.2 software.RESULTS:
Three latent classes have been identified as low-risk (75%), tobacco smoker (8%), and high-risk (17%). There was a high possibility of risky behavior in the third class. Marital status (being single) (OR = 2.28, 95% CI 1.19-4.37), unemployment (having no job) along with education (OR = 1.56, 95% CI 1.04-2.33), and IGD (OR = 1.06, 95% CI 1.04-1.09) increased the risk of inclusion in the tobacco smoker class. Moreover, unemployment (having no job) along with education (OR = 1.43, 95% CI 1.11-1.84) increased the chance of being in the high-risk class.CONCLUSION:
According to the findings of this study, 25% of the students were tobacco smokers or were in the high-risk class. The results of this study may help develop and evaluate preventive strategies that simultaneously take into account different behaviors.Keywords
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Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Behavior, Addictive
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Internet Addiction Disorder
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
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Young adult
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
J Res Health Sci
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Jrhs.2022.91
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