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KMID : 1035720150160010039
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Journal of Korean Society for School & Community Health Education
2015 Volume.16 No. 1 p.39 ~ p.50
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Determinants of Game Addiction among Middle School Boys focused on Leisure and Family-Environmental
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Oh Ji-Young
Kim Seok-Hwan
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Abstract
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Objectives: A large number of teenagers are addicted to Internet games. The purpose of this study is to analyze the influence of leisure and family factors affecting internet game addiction among middle school boys.
Methods: The data was used from ’Survey on the Online Game and Family Leisure Activities of Youth and Children in 2009’ conducted by Korea Youth Policy Institute. Data were obtained from 1,681 middle school boys and analyzed by using the SPSS(version 20) program. Factors affecting game addiction were analyzed by ANOVA, Multiple Regression Analysis.
Results: The results of this study revealed that the following variables have significant effects on game addition among middle school boys; psychology disorder about leisure, preference and participation disorder about leisure, father-child open communication, mother-child problem communication.
Conclusions: Based on these results, we suggested leisure facility and programs to participate leisure life and activate communication with parents. Finally, limitations of this study and suggestions for future research were discussed.
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KEYWORD
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Family Factor, Internet Game Addition, Leisure Factor, Middle School Boys
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