Relationship between videogame dependency and social skills in students of a state educational institution in Lima East

Authors

  • Sislay Marcia Alave Mamani
  • Sara Nelbith Pampa Yupanqui

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17162/rccs.v11i1.1062

Keywords:

Dependence on videogames, social skills, addiction, adolescents.

Abstract

This investigation aimed to measure the significant relation between the addiction to videogames and social skills. The sample is composed of 375 teenagers of both sexes on a private school in East Lima, Peru. The instrument used is the Videogame Addiction Test of Marcos and Choliz - 2012 and the Scale of Social Skills (SSS) of Goldstein - 1978, adapted in Peru by Tomas (1995). The results reveal a weak correlation, negative and significant between the videogames addiction and social skills (rho - 132p<0,05). Furthermore it was found a significant relation in the social dimensions: “skills alternative to the aggression” (rho= -.209;p<0,05) and “skills related to stress” (rho= -.108; p<0,05). Therefore, the conclusion was that, while there’s low levels os videogames addiction, there will be more resources to have proper relations, or contrariwise.

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Published

2018-06-04

How to Cite

Alave Mamani, S. M., & Pampa Yupanqui, S. N. (2018). Relationship between videogame dependency and social skills in students of a state educational institution in Lima East. Revista Científica De Ciencias De La Salud, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.17162/rccs.v11i1.1062