Ta'dib
Vol 23, No 1 (2020)

GAME ADDICTION AND ITS EFFECTS ON TEENAGERS’ MENTAL HEALTH

Muhamad Disra Saputra (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Marjohan Marjohan (Universitas Negeri Padang)
Safrizal Safrizal (IAIN Batusangkar)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2020

Abstract

The aim of this study is to describe the game addiction behavior and its effect on mental health of teenagers. This study used qualitative method. The data collection was carried out in three ways:  interview, observation, and documentation. The data were analyzed by using Miles and Huberman’s theories. In order to maintain the validity, the researcher did triangulation techniques. The results of the study showed that online game addiction had an effect on several domains, namely a sense of dependency that was marked by disability to withdraw from the desire to play games. Accordingly, the gamers frequently declared that their life without online gaming was empty. They were  intolerance to the use of time, as they said that the time needed to play online games was uncertain, and their disability to control their emotions due to defeat during the games.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

takdib

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Subject

Education Social Sciences Other

Description

Tadib with ISSN 25802771 (Online) and 14108208 (Print) is peer review journal was firstly published in 1998. The journal is aimed at spreading the research results conducted by academicians, researchers, and practitioners in the field of ...