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What is Digital game addiction

Chapter 21
Handbook of Research on Perspectives on Society and Technology Addiction
Excessive use of internet in digital game.
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Digital Game Addiction: Research About Children and Adolescents
Inês Relva (Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal), Ana Paula Monteiro (Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal & Researcher at Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Portugal), Bárbara Costa (Gabinete Psicologia Porto, Portugal), and Margarida Simões (Department of Education and Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Portugal & Researcher at Centre for Research and Intervention in Education (CIIE), Portugal)
Copyright: © 2023 |Pages: 16
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-6684-8397-8.ch021
Abstract
The internet and the use of digital technologies are more and more generalized for everyday tasks such as school activities—communication but also entertainment. Its use is cross-sectional at various ages, starting earlier and earlier. Thus, this chapter aims to clarify the meaning of digital game addiction and its implication to the child/adolescent life, namely on the family functioning but also other areas. Risk and protector factors will be explored regarding digital game addiction. Positive outcomes that have been considered important in the use of digital games will be explored motives as well for digital gaming. Research in area has shown that parents have difficulties in management of child behavior because they also have difficulties themselves to stop their behaviors, so warning signs of the presence of digital game addiction will also be explored to help parents recognize this problem. Some measures will be presented. Finally, preventive and intervention strategies will be presented at the family level. Some empirically validated intervention strategies stand out.
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Chapter 23
A Field Research on Digital Playing Tendencies and Addiction of High School Students
It is excessive and extremely prolonged digital game playing behavior. Progressive loss of control, increased play time, and various withdrawal symptoms are typical for excessive gaming. People can be irritable and reactive in a situation that prevents them from playing games. Digital game addiction can cause inability to concentrate, sleep and nutrition problems, academic, familial and social problems, eye diseases, inactivity and accordingly obesity and various diseases affecting the skeletal-muscular system.
Published in Chapter: A Field Research on Digital Playing Tendencies and Addiction of High School Students; From: Handbook of Research on Perspectives on Society and Technology Addiction
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