The Correlation of addiction to online games with family emotional climate, academic longing, and academic adjustment in students

Nowadays, due to the extended used of the high speed Internet , online games are among common interests among adolescents’ therefore, determining the advantages and disadvantages of these games are basically valuable. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between online game addiction and family emotional climate, academic achievement and academic adjustment in students.

This was a descriptive correlational study. The statistical population consisted of all secondary school students of Ardabil city who were studying at Ardabil schools during 2019. 216 individuals were selected through convenient sampling. Data were collected using online game addiction questionnaire, family emotional climate questionnaire, academic craving questionnaire and academic adjustment scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient and regression models.

There was a significant negative correlation between family emotional climate, academic achievement and academic achievement with online game addiction (-0.27≤r≤0.54. P=0.001) and with a beta value of -0.638, -0.409, -0.332 directly anticipated addiction to online games.

It seems that the family's emotional climate, adolescence, and adolescents' educational attainment may well predict addiction to online games. Therefore, it is recommended to consider these three factors to reduce the tendency of young people to play such games and to identify the injuries that they play.