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Article
Understanding Children’s Attraction Toward Digital Games and Preventing Their Gaming Addiction
Author(s)
Guang-Lea Lee
Hani Morgan
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DOI:10.17265/2161-623X/2018.1.002
Affiliation(s)
Old Dominion University, Virginia, USA
University of Southern Mississippi, Mississippi, USA
ABSTRACT
The paper attempts to bring
out concerns pertaining to the rise in Korean children’s over-usage of digital games,
which may be harmful in many ways and is a result of increased academic
pressure and high-speed Internet availability. This article focuses on
school-age Korean children’s addiction to computer games and the catastrophic
effects it has on children. We distinguish between Internet addiction and
computer game addiction, and discuss the characteristics of harmful computer
games. We also explain how the extensive and excessive use of high-speed Internet increases
addiction and how Korean children use computer games as a stress relieving
mechanism. Additionally, we discuss the types of children who are most
susceptible, as well as the dangerous consequences of addiction. Finally, we
explore the efforts of the Korean government to treat gaming addiction through
family counseling and an addiction rescue camp, and recommend practical
suggestions for parents who can treat and prevent gaming addiction at home.
KEYWORDS
digital games, computer games, gaming addiction, addiction treatment, Korea
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