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ERIC Number: ED672789
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 8
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Digital Game Addiction among Turkish High School Students: A Survey of a Mediterranean City
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, Paper presented at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) (Antalya, Turkey, Apr 27-30, 2024)
It is an undeniable fact that technology shapes many areas of people's lives such as education, transportation and entertainment. The concept of the game is an educational and entertaining activity that has taken an important place in individuals' lives since the beginning of human history. With the development and spread of technology, individuals' understanding of gaming is also changing and digital games are replacing traditional ones. Whereas digital games have positive aspects to players, excessive use may also lead to negative consequences such as addiction. Being designed as survey research, this study explored the status of digital game addiction among the high school students in the largest Mediterranean city of Türkiye. Using convenience samples, the participants was made up of 117 voluntary students. Data were collected through an online questionnaire form including demographic information, game playing profiles and a scale for game addiction. Participants reported spending an average of 2.6 daily hours on digital gaming. The mean addiction score indicated that participants as a whole had a near-medium level of game addiction, with one fifth being diagnosed as addicted to digital games. Males had higher addiction scores than females. Those playing games mainly on the computer had higher addiction scores than others playing games mainly on the smartphone. The addiction scores were positively and moderately correlated with daily time spent playing games. On the other hand, the addiction score was not dependent on family status, parenting style, and the ownership of computers, tablets, smartphone and home internet. [For the complete proceedings, see ED672779.]
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: High Schools; Secondary Education
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Language: English
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