title: Video game addiction in children and teenagers in Taiwan.
abstract: Video game addiction in children and teenagers in Taiwan is associated with levels of animosity, social skills, and academic achievement. This study suggests that video game addiction can be statistically predicted on measures of hostility, and a group with high video game addiction has more hostility than others. Both gender and video game addiction are negatively associated with academic achievement. Family function, sensation seeking, gender, and boredom have statistically positive relationships with levels of social skills. Current models of video game addiction do not seem to fit the findings of this study.
authors.affiliation: R&D Division, Jen-Teh Junior College of Nursing, Medicine, and Management, Taiwan, Republic of China. shaoi.chiu@msa.hinet.net
authors.forename: Shao-I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Jie-Zhi
authors.initials: JZ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Der-Hsiang
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology; D001887:Boredom; D002648:Child; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012737:Sex Factors; D012919:Social Behavior; D013624:Taiwan; D018910:Video Games