The effect of Computer Games on Self- steem

Making use of survey as a method of research, the present study has been conducted to investigate how computer games have effects on the self-esteem of the third-grade students in the junior high school. The third-grade junior high school students of both sexes in Qom constitute the statistical population of the research. They werestudying in the academic year of 86-87. 220 students out of the whole statistical population were selected as the sample group. The result of the research showed that:The computer games have had negative effects on the family selfesteem and have had no effect on universal self-esteem, social selfesteem and educational self-esteem.On average, the students who have played computer games exactly 45 minutes or more have had less self-esteem.Sex (to be male or female) exerts its effect on the relationship between computer games and self-esteem