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The Influence of Stress of Children on Game Addiction -Focused on Moderating Effect of Family Support-

아동의 스트레스가 게임중독에 미치는 영향 -가족지지의 조절효과를 중심으로-

  • Kim, Na-Ye (Dept. of Social Welfare, Chosun College of Science & Technology)
  • 김나예 (조선이공대학교 사회복지과)
  • Received : 2015.01.14
  • Accepted : 2015.01.26
  • Published : 2015.02.28

Abstract

The aim of this study is to identify whether the stress of children has an impact on their game addiction and to verify the moderating effect of family support. The survey was conducted to the children who were 5th and 6th graders in Gwangju and Jeonnam. The responses from 564 subjects contacted subjects were analyzed. In accordance with the verification on the impact game addiction, Children's stress has a impact on their game addiction. In other words, higer stress was related to higer game addiction. The impact family support on their game addiction was analyzed. In accordance with the results, the family support had positive impact on their game addiction. It suggested that higher family support meant lower game addiction. The moderated effect of family support was analyzed. The family support had the control effect to reduce the negative effect of stress of children in to their game addiction. Implication of the study findings is discussed.

본 연구는 아동의 스트레스가 게임중독에 미치는 영향을 알아보고자 하였으며 가족지지의 조절효과를 검증한다. 본 연구의 조사대상은 광주광역시와 전라남도 지역의 5, 6학년 아동이며 564부의 응답을 분석에 활용하였다. 게임중독에 미치는 영향을 검증한 결과, 아동의 스트레스가 게임중독에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 확인되었으며 이는 아동의 스트레스가 높은 경우에 게임중독에 부정적인 영향을 미치는 것으로 해석된다. 가족지지는 게임중독에 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타나 가족지지가 높을수록 게임중독이 낮은 것으로 해석할 수 있다. 가족지지의 조절효과를 검증한 결과, 가족지지는 아동의 스트레스가 게임중독에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 감소시키는 조절효과를 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 토대로 제언을 제시하였다.

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