Hazards of game addiction to health in adolescents
10.19428/j.cnki.sjpm.2022.21453
- VernacularTitle:青少年游戏成瘾对健康的危害
- Author:
Xiaolian DONG
1
;
Yizhou JIANG
2
;
Yixuan ZHANG
2
;
Weibo ZHANG
3
;
Na WANG
2
Author Information
1. Deqing Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Huzhou , Zhejiang 313200, China
2. School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
3. Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200030, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
gaming addiction;
health;
hazard;
adolescent
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Preventive Medicine
2022;34(5):504-508
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Gaming addiction, as a main manifestation of internet addiction, is characterized by a pattern of persistent or recurrent gaming behaviors. Gaming behaviors are common among adolescents and can result in marked distress or significant impairment in personal, family, social or other important areas of functioning. Recent research on health hazards of gaming addiction is relatively scattered. This article reviews the harm of adolescent game addiction to physical and mental health.