Prevalence and correlates between game addiction and stress of adolescents in chiang mai, thailand

Abstract

© 2019, Indian Journal of Public Health Research and Development. All rights reserved. Objective: This research had the objectives of studying the prevalence and relationship between game playing behavior and stress of lower secondary school students using the sample group of 242 students of the lower secondary school students of the Chiang Mai University Demonstration School. Method: The research tools consisted of a questionnaire for demographic characteristics, Game Addiction Screening Test (GAST) for children and adolescents, the Suanprung Stress Test as well as statistical analysis involving frequency, percentile, standard deviation, and the Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient. Results: The results showed correlation coefficient as follows: (1) Preoccupation with the game and stress had no relationship. (2) Loss of control in game playing and stress had very little relationship, whereas the correlation coefficient was 0.15 and statistical significance was 0.05 (3) Function impairment and stress also had little relationship whereas the correlation coefficient was 0.221 and the statistical significance was 0.01 and (4) Game playing behavior and stress had very little relationship as well whereas the correlation coefficient was 0.159 and the statistical significance was 0.05.