Relationship between videogame addiction and academic performance of senior secondary students

• Published in: I-Manager's Journal on School Educational Technology Vol. 20; no. 1; p. 29
• Main Authors: Ranjit, Kumar Behera, Roshan, Chandra, Subhankita, Rath
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nagercoil iManager Publications 01.09.2024
• Subjects: Academic achievement; Addictions; Students; Video Games
• ISSN: 0973-2217; 2230-7133
• DOI: 10.26634/jsch.20.1.21039

Video game addiction is a global phenomenon. A high level of addiction leads to detrimental effects on the social, educational, and psychological aspects of the students. The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between videogame addiction and the academic performance of senior secondary students. For this, the study has used the descriptive survey-correlational method, and 160 participants were selected using the snowball sampling technique. A standardized tool was adopted to collect the data from the participants. The results of this study demonstrated that 16% of students have a very high level of addiction, 26.66% have a have a high level, 33.33% have an have an average level, 16% have a have a low level, and 8% have a videogame addiction. Correlational analysis explains the negative association that occurs between videogame addiction and academic performance of senior secondary students, and gender, living area, and academic streams were significant predictors of videogame addiction.