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postgraduate thesis: The role of family and peers on gaming addiction in children
Title | The role of family and peers on gaming addiction in children |
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Issue Date | 2016 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Tsang, K. [曾幗儀]. (2016). The role of family and peers on gaming addiction in children. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. |
Abstract | With the rising trend of children and adolescents engaging in computer and video games, concerns about gaming addiction have been raised. Studies on addictions have examined the influences of social support on addictive behaviors as well as the stress-buffering effect of social support. The present study explored the role of family support and peer support on gaming addiction among primary school children. 671 students from grade 4 to 6 completed a self-report questionnaire assessing their perceived social support, academic stress and gaming addiction. Results indicated that family support and peer support were significant negative predictors of gaming addiction, and family support was found to be a stronger predictor of gaming addiction among primary school students. Besides, results showed that academic stress was a significant predictor of gaming addiction. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore whether family and peer support would act as buffers against the influence of academic stress on gaming addiction. Significant interactions were found between academic stress and family and peer support, but results did not support the stress-buffering effect. Implications on the importance of family and peer support, as well as the prevention of gaming addiction among children were discussed.
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Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Video game addiction Stress in children Peer pressure in children Families |
Dept/Program | Educational Psychology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/252051 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tsang, Kwok-yee | - |
dc.contributor.author | 曾幗儀 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-04-09T14:36:56Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2018-04-09T14:36:56Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Tsang, K. [曾幗儀]. (2016). The role of family and peers on gaming addiction in children. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/252051 | - |
dc.description.abstract | With the rising trend of children and adolescents engaging in computer and video games, concerns about gaming addiction have been raised. Studies on addictions have examined the influences of social support on addictive behaviors as well as the stress-buffering effect of social support. The present study explored the role of family support and peer support on gaming addiction among primary school children. 671 students from grade 4 to 6 completed a self-report questionnaire assessing their perceived social support, academic stress and gaming addiction. Results indicated that family support and peer support were significant negative predictors of gaming addiction, and family support was found to be a stronger predictor of gaming addiction among primary school students. Besides, results showed that academic stress was a significant predictor of gaming addiction. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis was conducted to explore whether family and peer support would act as buffers against the influence of academic stress on gaming addiction. Significant interactions were found between academic stress and family and peer support, but results did not support the stress-buffering effect. Implications on the importance of family and peer support, as well as the prevention of gaming addiction among children were discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Video game addiction | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Stress in children | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Peer pressure in children | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Families | - |
dc.title | The role of family and peers on gaming addiction in children | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Educational Psychology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_991043983784203414 | - |
dc.date.hkucongregation | 2016 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991043983784203414 | - |