Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

Journal of Iranian Cultural Research

The Relationship between Addiction to Computer Games and Isolation‌ of adolescents: A Case Study of Junior High School Students in Kashan in 1395

Document Type : Scientific Research Manuscript

Authors
M. Niazi 1
E. Shafaei 2
Z. Hasanzadeh 3
1 Professor of Sociology, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
2 PhD Student in Sociology of Social Problems of Iran, Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Kashan University, Kashan, Iran
3 Master of Cultural Studies, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran
10.22035/jicr.2019.380
Abstract
Computer games are exciting entertainments for teens that are attractive due to their charm and enjoyment. Today, with the expansion of computer games, we witness various complications. Social science experts emphasize the role of these games in isolating, confusing, and reducing social interaction among adolescents as a result of computer game addiction. In this study, the role of computer games was studied with a focus on adolescent addiction to these games in their isolation. The study used a survey design and questionnaires and interviews were used to collect data on the two variables of computer addiction and soliloquy in adolescents. The reliability of the research instrument was confirmed using Cronbach's alpha test. The population of this study was all male students of guidance schools in Kashan in 2018. Using Cochran sampling formula, 320 individuals were randomly selected and surveyed. The research findings showed high correlation between the two variables of computer addiction and student isolation. Pearson test results were r = 0.452, the reliability of the relationship between the two high variables was statistically significant in the 99% confidence level. The type of relationship is positive indicating that with the increase in the rate of addiction to computer games, we are witnessing an increase in the social isolation of students.
Keywords
computer games
computer addiction
social isolation
adolescents

Subjects

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  • Receive Date 20 September 1397
  • Revise Date 26 October 1397
  • Accept Date 08 November 1397