A research team of the Nagasaki University Game and Gambling Addiction Research Group, including Assistant Professor Naoki Yamamoto of Nagasaki University Hospital, Lecturer Yoshiro Morimoto of Nagasaki University School of Biomedical Sciences, and Professor Akira Imamura, has been working on an elementary school after the temporary closure of schools due to the spread of new coronavirus infection. A survey of game addiction among junior high school and high school students found that 7% had the potential for addiction.
According to Nagasaki University, the research team investigated whether or not children enrolled in elementary, junior high, and high schools in Nagasaki Prefecture had game addiction.As a result, it was found that 4,048% of the 7 people surveyed may have a game addiction.By school, 7.3% were elementary school students, 7.5% junior high school students, and 6.1% high school students.
At the same time, children with possible game addiction not only spent more time playing games, but also had various problems such as school refusal, emotional problems, behavioral problems, Internet addiction, and anxiety about the new corona. They tended to feel stronger, and they spent more time playing games and spending more money on them after the COVID-XNUMX pandemic.
In recent years, with the spread of smartphones, the number of children with game addiction is increasing worldwide.The research team believes that special support is necessary for children with game addiction, as there is no end in sight to the corona disaster.
