Yavas Celik, M. The Relationship between Digital Game Addiction Tendency and Depressive Symptoms in Children (36–72 Months). Children2024, 11, 520.
Yavas Celik, M. The Relationship between Digital Game Addiction Tendency and Depressive Symptoms in Children (36–72 Months). Children 2024, 11, 520.
Yavas Celik, M. The Relationship between Digital Game Addiction Tendency and Depressive Symptoms in Children (36–72 Months). Children2024, 11, 520.
Yavas Celik, M. The Relationship between Digital Game Addiction Tendency and Depressive Symptoms in Children (36–72 Months). Children 2024, 11, 520.
Abstract
With this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of digital game addiction tendencies of preschoolers (36-72 months) on children's depressive symptoms.We conducted the research in a virtual environment with mothers who have 747 preschool children. Predictive evaluation was performed using simple regression analysis between the mean scores of (DGATS) and (CDSAS). In the regression analysis, it was determined that there was a strong positive correlation between the (DGATS) total score average and the (CDSAS) total score average (R=0.52,R2=0.27,p<0.05). Accordingly, digital game addiction tendency explains 27% of children's depressive symptoms. When the standardized beta coefficient and t values are examined, it can be said that digital game addiction tendency is a significant predictor of children's depressive symptoms.
Keywords
Child; Digital game addiction; Depressive symptoms
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Nursing
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