Sociology
Event Title
Video Game Addiction
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Indianapolis, IN
Subject Area
Sociology
Start Date
11-4-2014 10:45 AM
End Date
11-4-2014 12:30 PM
Sponsor
Curt Bergstrand (Bellarmine University)
Description
This research explored the possibility for excessive video game play to be considered a behavioral addiction. The researcher composed a survey and distributed it to 100 college students. The survey asks questions about the subjects' video game habits and then classified if the subject could be considered addicted based on their answers. The survey uses questions from the alcohol addiction scale and the gambling addiction scale for measurement.
Video Game Addiction
Indianapolis, IN
This research explored the possibility for excessive video game play to be considered a behavioral addiction. The researcher composed a survey and distributed it to 100 college students. The survey asks questions about the subjects' video game habits and then classified if the subject could be considered addicted based on their answers. The survey uses questions from the alcohol addiction scale and the gambling addiction scale for measurement.