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01-07-2020 | Addiction | Original Paper

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

Authors: Semra Karaca, Ayse Karakoc, Ozlem Can Gurkan, Nevin Onan, Gul Unsal Barlas

Published in: Community Mental Health Journal | Issue 5/2020

Abstract

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.

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Title: Investigation of the Online Game Addiction Level, Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Anxiety as Risk Factors for Online Game Addiction in Middle School Students
Authors: Semra Karaca
Ayse Karakoc
Ozlem Can Gurkan
Nevin Onan
Gul Unsal Barlas
Publication date: 01-07-2020
Publisher: Springer US
Keywords: Addiction
Addiction
Anxiety
Computer Game Addiction
Published in: Community Mental Health Journal / Issue 5/2020
Print ISSN: 0010-3853
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2789
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-019-00544-z

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