Citation

Chiu SI, Lee JZ, Huang DH. Cyberpsychol. Behav. 2004; 7(5): 571-581.

Affiliation

D Division, Jen-Teh Junior College of Nursing, Medicine, and Management, Taiwan, Republic of China. shaoi.chiu@msa.hinet.net

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Mary Ann Liebert Publishers)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15667052

Abstract

Video game addiction in children and teenagers in Taiwan is associated with levels of animosity, social skills, and academic achievement. This study suggests that video game addiction can be statistically predicted on measures of hostility, and a group with high video game addiction has more hostility than others. Both gender and video game addiction are negatively associated with academic achievement. Family function, sensation seeking, gender, and boredom have statistically positive relationships with levels of social skills. Current models of video game addiction do not seem to fit the findings of this study.