International Journal for Academic Research (IJFAR)

A Study on The Level of Video Game Addiction Among Adolescent Students of Urban Population

The current study focuses on how loneliness and personality factors affect teenage video game addiction. The participants (N = 100) were drawn by the snowball sampling method from metropolitan areas and ranged in age from 13 to 19. Data were gathered using sociodemographics, the NEO Five Factor Inventory for personality, the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and the Gaming Addiction Scale. The data were statistically analyzed using descriptive statistics, ANOVA, and Pearson's correlation. According to the ANOVA table, there is a statistically significant difference between the groups for high and low levels of video game addiction and loneliness, neuroticism and moderate and low levels, openness and high levels, and conscientiousness and low levels. The results table showed that low video game addiction had a significant link with consciousness (personality) while high video game addiction was significantly correlated with loneliness, neuroticism, and openness (personality). The Pearson's R table revealed a substantial link between high levels of gaming addiction and loneliness, while low levels of gaming addiction and loneliness also showed a significant correlation. Additionally, a substantial association was discovered between neuroticism and medium-level video game addiction. Additionally, a substantial association was discovered between conscientiousness and low video game addiction and between high video game addiction and openness.