A study on psychology-behavior characteristics in serious internet game addicts
- VernacularTitle:重度网络游戏成瘾者心理行为特征的研究
- Author:
Ye WANG
;
Wenbin GAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Internet addiction disorder;
Personality;
Social Support;
Sensation seeking
- From:Chinese Journal of Behavioral Medicine and Brain Science
2008;17(6):484-486
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the mental-behavior characteristics in serious internet game addicts.Methods To investigate internet addiction questionnaire, EPQ, social support questionnaire, purpose in life test and sensation seeking scale in 30 serious internet game addicts ( age from 16 ～ 25 years) and 43 non-addicts.Results Internet addicts have obviously lower social support questionnaire score, subjective support score, purpose in life test score and sensation seeking TAS score than non-addicts( P<0.05 or P<0.01 ). Objective support score, the use score for social support and sensation seeking score can forecast the internet addiction extent of the internet addict group. Internet addicts have obviously lower L score of EPQ than non-addicts ( P<0.01 ). There is the negative correlation between N score of the internet addicts and sensation seeking score( r=-0. 452, P<0.05). Conclusions Serious internet game addicts have the metal characteristics of low social support, low purpose in life and low adventure; sensation seeking and social support scale have prognosticative function for internet addiction degree; serious internet game addicts of low N score have high sensation seeking characteristic.
