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Overall, when symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder are present, do subjects experience decreased or increased life satisfaction, all other things being equal? The aim of this study was to explore the association between Internet Gaming Disorder symptoms and life satisfaction, while controlling for gender, age, and other conditions that may impact life satisfaction. More than 2000 adolescents filled out an anonymous questionnaire at school, and 43 patients in a care center filled out the same questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics, family life conditions, use of screens (videos, video games, and social networks), mental health screenings, and a life satisfaction measure were collected. Distribution of participants\u2019 characteristics was provided, and stratified multivariate analyses by young male, older male, young female, and older female school populations were carried out. Results suggested that Internet Gaming Disorder symptoms had similar prevalence before and after the age of 15 in males (21% vs. 19%) and in females (6% vs. 7%) respectively and was significantly associated with decreased life satisfaction in older males, even after adjusting for parental support, depression, and economic conditions. Associations between symptoms of Internet Gaming Disorder and life satisfaction may be different depending on adolescent gender and age group.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/ijerph17010003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,20]],"date-time":"2019-12-20T09:50:33Z","timestamp":1576835433000},"page":"3","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":30,"title":["Internet Gaming Disorder: Exploring Its Impact on Satisfaction in Life in PELLEAS Adolescent Sample"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Olivier","family":"Phan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Clinique Dupr\u00e9, Fondation Sant\u00e9 des Etudiants de France, 75014 Paris, France"},{"name":"Centre Pierre Nicole, Consultation Jeunes Consommateurs, 75005 Paris, France"},{"name":"LPPS Universit\u00e9 de Paris, 92774 Boulogne-Billancourt, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4585-9586","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Constance","family":"Prieur","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre Pierre Nicole, Consultation Jeunes Consommateurs, 75005 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"C\u00e9line","family":"Bonnaire","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centre Pierre Nicole, Consultation Jeunes Consommateurs, 75005 Paris, France"},{"name":"INSERM UMR-S 1178, Universit\u00e9 Paris-Sud, 75014 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ivana","family":"Obradovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"LPPS Universit\u00e9 de Paris, 92774 Boulogne-Billancourt, France"},{"name":"Observatoire Fran\u00e7ais des Drogues et des Toxicomanies, CEDEX 7, 75700 Paris, France"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2019,12,18]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"19","article-title":"The impact of Internet-based specific activities on the perceptions of Internet addiction, quality of life, and excessive usage: A cross-sectional study","volume":"1","author":"Pontes","year":"2015","journal-title":"Addict. 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