Investigation of the Online Game Addiction Level, Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Anxiety as Risk Factors for Online Game Addiction in Middle School Students

The purpose of this study was to investigate the online game addiction (OGA) level and the risk factors involved in OGA among middle school students. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at seven middle schools in the province of Istanbul. The data were collected with a questionnaire,...

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Published in:Community mental health journal 2020-07, Vol.56 (5), p.830-838
Main Authors: Karaca, Semra, Karakoc, Ayse, Can Gurkan, Ozlem, Onan, Nevin, Unsal Barlas, Gul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Addictions
Anxiety
Anxiety disorders
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children
Community and Environmental Psychology
Computer & video games
Cross-sectional studies
Educational attainment
Higher education
Internet
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle school students
Middle schools
Mothers
Original Paper
Psychiatry
Risk factors
Secondary schools
Social anxiety
Sociodemographics
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Summary:The purpose of this study was to investigate the online game addiction (OGA) level and the risk factors involved in OGA among middle school students. The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at seven middle schools in the province of Istanbul. The data were collected with a questionnaire, the Computer Game Addiction Scale for Children (CGASC) and the Social Anxiety Scale for Children (SASC); 1174 students who played online computer games were included in the study. It was found that 5.7% of the sample group were addictive users, that 44% were problematic users and that an older age, a higher level of social anxiety (SA), having a mother who is employed, having parents who completed high school or a higher level of education, and the time spent on the computer are risk factors for OGA.
ISSN:0010-3853
1573-2789
DOI:10.1007/s10597-019-00544-z