Addiction to computer games and the Internet and its impact on aggression and socialization of children and adolescents

Fateme Abdolahi¹

1) Undergraduate student of Payame Noor University, Manojan Branch

IOI Code : XEBA-GDFFK
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The Internet is one of the concepts and tools that is tied to human life today and is woven into the context of its life. Many things such as communicating with friends, shopping, as well as training are now done virtually via the Internet. The Internet and cyberspace, as well as computer games that are now available to children and adolescents for entertainment, can create a strong addiction in them that disrupts their normal lives. This addiction can lead to isolation, disruption of the natural process of socialization, aggression and violence. Therefore, in this study, we seek to investigate the impact of Internet addiction and computer games and its impact on aggression and socialization of children and adolescents. Finally, after our research, we found that cyberspace and the Internet are part of the socialization process, and this creates new challenges in the path of socialization. The electronic communication features that govern cyberspace provide different conditions of real and face-to-face relationships for its users. The experience of computer games can cause arousal and arousal to decrease after a long period of play. Arousal theory predicts that the reaction to subsequent aggressive thoughts and behaviors should also be reduced. Keywords: Aggression, Internet, Addiction, Cyberspace, Socialization.

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