Published on in Vol 25 (2023)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/43532, first published .
The Associations Between Loneliness, Hopelessness, and Self-control and Internet Gaming Disorder Among University Students Who Were Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Mediation Study

The Associations Between Loneliness, Hopelessness, and Self-control and Internet Gaming Disorder Among University Students Who Were Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Mediation Study

The Associations Between Loneliness, Hopelessness, and Self-control and Internet Gaming Disorder Among University Students Who Were Men Who Have Sex With Men: Cross-sectional Mediation Study

Yanqiu Yu   1, 2 , PhD ;   Vivian W I Fong   3 , MSc ;   Joyce Hoi-Yuk Ng   3 , MSc ;   Zixin Wang   3 , PhD ;   Xiaobing Tian   4 , PhD ;   Joseph T F Lau   5, 6, 7 , PhD

1 Department of Preventive Medicine and Health Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

2 Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, Shanghai, China

3 Center for Health Behaviours Research, Jockey Club School of Public Health and Primary Care, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong)

4 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China

5 Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

6 School of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China

7 School of Public Health, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China

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  • Joseph T F Lau, PhD
  • Zhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders
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  • Wenzhou Medical University
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