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Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation

Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation

Muhittin Şahin, Sinan Keskin, Halil Yurdugül
Copyright: © 2019 |Volume: 9 |Issue: 4 |Pages: 16
ISSN: 2155-6849|EISSN: 2155-6857|EISBN13: 9781522567332|DOI: 10.4018/IJGBL.2019100102
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Şahin, Muhittin, et al. "Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation." IJGBL vol.9, no.4 2019: pp.15-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGBL.2019100102

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Şahin, M., Keskin, S., & Yurdugül, H. (2019). Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation. International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL), 9(4), 15-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGBL.2019100102

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Şahin, Muhittin, Sinan Keskin, and Halil Yurdugül. "Impact of Family Support and Perception of Loneliness on Game Addiction Analysis of a Mediation and Moderation," International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) 9, no.4: 15-30. http://doi.org/10.4018/IJGBL.2019100102

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Abstract

This study aims to analyse the psychological constructs of loneliness and family support on game addiction among children, who are a major risk group for game addiction. The study explores: a) the effect of the secondary-school students' perception of family support on game addiction; b) the mediation effect of the feeling of loneliness experienced by children in the effect of family support on game addiction; and c) the moderating effect of gender on the mediation model. The study group is composed of 575 students studying in a secondary school in the city of Ankara. For the analysis of the data, the study employed factorial and structure validity analyses, a reliability analysis, a structural equation model, and mediator and moderator variable analyses. The study concluded that although family support had a significant effect on game addiction, a major part of such effect resulted from the individual's perception of loneliness, which was more evident among the female students.

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