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Download full textSöylemez, Aydin – Malaysian Online Journal of Educational Technology, 2021
This research investigates the prediction of delaying gratification on game addiction among primary school students who attend the 3rd and 4th-grade. This study, in which the delay of gratification behaviour correlated with game addiction among children, was carried out using a descriptive survey model. The study sample consisted of 318 students…
Descriptors: Delay of Gratification, Computer Games, Addictive Behavior, Elementary School Students
Direct linkKing, Daniel L.; Delfabbro, Paul H.; Griffiths, Mark D. – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 2011
The research literature suggests that the structural characteristics of video games may play a considerable role in the initiation, development and maintenance of problematic video game playing. The present study investigated the role of structural characteristics in video game playing behaviour within a sample of 421 video game players aged…
Descriptors: Play, Video Games, Role, Addictive Behavior
Hsu, Shang Hwa; Wen, Ming-Hui; Wu, Muh-Cherng – Computers & Education, 2009
The overuse of Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) is becoming a significant problem worldwide, especially among college students. Similar to Internet addiction, the pathological use of MMORPG is a kind of modern addiction that can affect students' lives on both a physical and a psychological level. The purpose of this study…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, College Students, Games, Role Playing
