EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, STRESS AND ONLINE GAMING IN TURKISH SAMPLE
Bildiriler > Tam Metin Bildiri · 2024
Yazarlar: Nihan Selin Soylu Konak, Mustafa ENGÜR, Erdinç DEMİRAY
10TH INTERNATIONAL PARIS CONGRESS ON SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES, Fransa, PARIS, Uluslararası, Sözlü Sunum, Tam Metin Bildiri, 2024-2024, cilt 1, ss 407-414
Özet
<p>Past studies have shown that levels of online gaming are associated with variables such as depression, anxiety, and stress. Especially during the Covid19 period, research in this field has intensified and evidence regarding the abovementioned relationship has increased. Similarly, there are findings that childhood traumas and online gaming are related. In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationships between online gaming, depression, anxiety, stress and childhood trauma in a Turkish sample. Materials and Methods: Sample of the study consisted of 320 online gamers. Socio-demographic form, Questionnaire on Gaming Habits, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Bernstein et al., 1994; Şar et al., 2012) and Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale (Boz ve Arslan, 2017; Brown et al., 1997) were used for obtaining data. Results: According to the findings, daily gaming duration and years of gaming experience were not correlated with depression, stress and anxiety. Similarly, years of gaming experience were not correlated with any dimension of the childhood trauma. Nevertheless, daily gaming duration was correlated with physical neglect (p = .04), physical abuse (p = .03) and emotional abuse (p = .02). Discussion and Conclusion: The findings of the study have been discussed by comparing them with the findings of research in past literature examining depression, anxiety, stress, and childhood traumas in relation to online gaming</p>