Adolescents who have higher level of anxiety, aggressive behavior and neuroticism are at higher risk for video gaming addiction. Adolescents who are addicted to video games have lower academic grades than their non-addicted peers. Males are more prone to a video game addiction than females because boys tend to enjoy more violent or aggressive games than girls. Adolescent who have parents who display an authoritarian parenting style are more likely to be addicted to video games because they view video gaming as an escape from the strict and demanding parenting style. Lastly, the DSM-5(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 edition), listed gaming addiction as a “Condition for Further Study” in 2013. They are currently fighting to have “video gaming addiction” to be added as a behavioral addiction so that individuals will be able to see an a clinical psychologist for
Adolescents who have higher level of anxiety, aggressive behavior and neuroticism are at higher risk for video gaming addiction. Adolescents who are addicted to video games have lower academic grades than their non-addicted peers. Males are more prone to a video game addiction than females because boys tend to enjoy more violent or aggressive games than girls. Adolescent who have parents who display an authoritarian parenting style are more likely to be addicted to video games because they view video gaming as an escape from the strict and demanding parenting style. Lastly, the DSM-5(Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 edition), listed gaming addiction as a “Condition for Further Study” in 2013. They are currently fighting to have “video gaming addiction” to be added as a behavioral addiction so that individuals will be able to see an a clinical psychologist for