Investigating the relationship between personality, chronotype, computer game addiction, and sleep quality of high school students: A structural equation modelling approach

Computer Game Addiction and Quality of Life in Preadolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

“…However, there are studies showing that there is significant negative relationship between computer game addiction and sleep quality. 2,20 Increased time spent on the computer leads to a sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating. Preadolescents start eating in front of the computer because computer games increase the joyful time and provide a feeling of success.…”

“…Prolonged and repeated computer gaming has been reported to cause cognitive deficits and decreased peer relationships, and negative changes in sleep quality. 20,21 Spending a long time on computer games by adolescents, who are also trying to establish their identity, has a negative effect on many factors as academic success, relationship with friends, social, physical and emotional health. The result is a decrease in satisfaction with life, as all these factors influence the quality of life.…”

“…2 In addition, being of the male gender, low parental education level, poor family and friend relationships, low parental supervision are among the factors affecting computer game addiction. 10,11,19,20 The risk of computer game addiction in adolescents is increasing. 21 One out of every 5 adolescents applying to psychiatry outpatient clinics plays computer games every day, and digital game addiction has become very serious, especially in America, China and Taiwan.…”

“…In our country, although there are studies on computer game addiction levels of preadolescent children and factors affecting computer game addiction, there is no study evaluating the relationship between computer game addiction and quality of life. 2,20,26,27 Pre-adolescents have easy access to digital technology devices and computer games. They are frequently rewarded in computer games, which leads them to prefer these games over other activities.…”