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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 May 7.
Published in final edited form as: Annu Rev Clin Psychol. 2018 May 7;14:399–423. doi: 10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032816-045120

Table 3.

Prevalence rates of Internet gaming problems in surveys of over 3,000 respondents

First author, year Country N Ages Instrument %
Wittek, 2016 Norway 10,081 16-74 Game Addiction Scale 0.3 – 0.5
Rehbein, 2015 Germany 11,003 13-18 Video Game Dependency Scale 1.2
Van Rooij, 2011 Netherlands 4,559 13-16 Compulsive Internet Use Scale 1.5
Muller, 2015 Europe 12,938 14-17 Assessment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction 1.6
Rehbein, 2010 Germany 15,168 Average 15 Video Game Dependency Scale 1.7
Johansson, 2004 Norway 3,237 12-18 Young Internet Addiction scale- revised for gaming 2.7
Festl, 2013 Germany 4,382 14-90 Game Addiction Scale 3.7
Papay, 2013 Hungary 5,045 Average 16 Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire 4.6
Desai, 2010 USA 4,028 14-18 Impulse Control Disorder- Revised for Gaming Scale 4.9
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Percentages reported reflect people with Internet gaming disorder or a similar condition reflecting relatively severe problems.