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

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dc.contributor.authorKARAKOÇ, AYŞE
dc.contributor.authorsKaraca, Semra; Karakoc, Ayse; Gurkan, Ozlem Can; Onan, Nevin; Barlas, Gul Unsal
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-12T22:43:09Z
dc.date.available2022-03-12T22:43:09Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10597-019-00544-z
dc.identifier.eissn1573-2789
dc.identifier.issn0010-3853
dc.identifier.pubmed31907803
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/236296
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000547256900007
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSPRINGER
dc.relation.ispartofCOMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectStudent
dc.subjectRisk factors
dc.subjectOnline game addiction
dc.subjectSocial anxiety
dc.subjectINTERNET GAMING DISORDER
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectLONELINESS
dc.subjectPREVALENCE
dc.subjectSYMPTOMS
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectUSERS
dc.titleInvestigation of the Online Game Addiction Level, Sociodemographic Characteristics and Social Anxiety as Risk Factors for Online Game Addiction in Middle School Students
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local.journal.numberofpages9
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oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.startPage830
oaire.citation.titleCOMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH JOURNAL
oaire.citation.volume56
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