Internet gaming disorder and verbal communication skills: the predictive role of listening and speaking skills in internet gaming disorder
Uğur Tekeoğlu, Bekir Gökçe · 2026
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Uğur Tekeoğlu and colleagues test whether speaking and listening skills predict internet gaming disorder in middle school students in Turkey in a 2026 study. Weak verbal communication may push young people toward digital games as an easier social outlet. The team surveyed 495 middle school students in spring 2025 with scales for gaming disorder, gaming thoughts, listening styles, and speaking confidence.
Gaming disorder fell as speaking self-efficacy rose. Relational and analytical listening also fell as gaming disorder rose, while transactional listening rose with it. Hierarchical regression and moderation analyses, with false discovery control, tested which skills predict disorder most strongly. The findings point to communication training as a possible prevention lever for gaming problems in early adolescence.
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| CREATOR | Uğur Tekeoğlu, Bekir Gökçe |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |