title: The relationship between playing computer or video games with mental health and social relationships among students in guidance schools, Kermanshah.
abstract: Computer or video games are a popular recreational activity and playing them may constitute a large part of leisure time. This cross-sectional study aimed to evaluate the relationship between playing computer or video games with mental health and social relationships among students in guidance schools in Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran, in 2012. Our total sample was 573 students and our tool was the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) and social relationships questionnaires. Survey respondents reported spending an average of 71.07 (SD 72.1) min/day on computer or video games. There was a significant relationship between time spent playing games and general mental health (P < 0.04) and depression (P < 0.03). There was also a significant difference between playing and not playing computer or video games with social relationships and their subscales, including trans-local relationships (P < 0.0001) and association relationships (P < 0.01) among all participants. There was also a significant relationship between social relationships and time spent playing games (P < 0.02) and its dimensions, except for family relationships.
authors.affiliation: Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Reshadat
authors.affiliation: Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ghasemi
authors.affiliation: Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmadian
authors.affiliation: Social Development & Health Promotion Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Islamic Republic of Iran.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: RajabiGilan