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ERIC Number: ED655539
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 9
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Game Addiction Level of Turkish University Students Who Play Digital Games Regularly
Mustafa Koc; Mehmet Sinan Bugday
International Society for Technology, Education, and Science, Paper presented at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) (Cappadocia, Turkey, May 18-21, 2023)
With the development of technology, people's gaming tools and practices have also changed. While games are an activity that people need to have fun, they are also important for their cognitive and affective development. Today, digital games have largely replaced traditional games and become popular among children and young people. This situation has brought the game addiction, which has become a public health problem all over the world. Therefore, this study aimed to explore game addiction level amongst the university students who play digital games. It was designed as a cross-sectional survey within the quantitative research paradigm. The sample was made up of 164 Turkish university students who are interested in digital games and play them regularly. Data were collected through an online questionnaire including demographic information form and a 7-item game addiction scale. The findings indicated that League of Legends, Counter Strike Global Offensive, GTA San Andreas, GTA 5 were the most frequently games played by the participants. Most participants play games on a daily basis. The game addiction level was found to be moderate on average and independent of gender, major of study, GPA and year of school. [For the complete proceedings, see ED655360.]
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Publication Type: Speeches/Meeting Papers; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Turkey
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