Psychological Consequences of Online Gaming on Youth: A Survey of UMT Lahore
Research related to online gaming has gradually increased over the past few years, however minimal research has been able to study the relationship between online games, anxiety, and academic performance. In this research, the discussion is about the psychological consequences of online games on youth. This paper aims at studying the impact of online gaming on the academic performance of youth. Survey method is conducted to get the results of the research. 150 students from UMT university of Lahore were selected to participate in this study. The results of the survey show that 85.3% students of the university who participated in the survey are involved in playing online games. Also, 65% of participants believe that playing violent games makes a person to be more aggressive. The findings of the study indicate that playing online games for longer periods would cause harmful effects on the physical/ mental well-being of the students.
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Psychological Consequences, Mental Health, Mental Well-Being, Online Games, Violent Games
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(1) Samra Nasir
MPhil Scholar, School of Media and Communication Studies, University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Nasir, S. (2018). Psychological Consequences of Online Gaming on Youth: A Survey of UMT Lahore. Global Multimedia Review, I(I), 35-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmmr.2018(I-I).04
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CHICAGO : Nasir, Samra. 2018. "Psychological Consequences of Online Gaming on Youth: A Survey of UMT Lahore." Global Multimedia Review, I (I): 35-51 doi: 10.31703/gmmr.2018(I-I).04
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TURABIAN : Nasir, Samra. "Psychological Consequences of Online Gaming on Youth: A Survey of UMT Lahore." Global Multimedia Review I, no. I (2018): 35-51. https://doi.org/10.31703/gmmr.2018(I-I).04