Video Game Addiction

Research Proposal # 101196

Psychology > Alcohol and Drugs
Psychology > Behaviorism
Sociology

A psychology research proposal on the topic of video game addiction.

2,031 words () | 10 sources | APA | 2008 United States

Paper Summary:

The paper proposes a study to explore the prevalence of video game addiction as a behavioral addiction associated with drug addiction and other addiction problems, such as gambling. The paper explains that the study's focus is on the psychological elements of video gaming. The paper provides a literature review that explains the behavioral addiction theory.

Outline:
Introduction
Purpose
Literature Review
Hypothesis
Research Design
Social Impact

From the Paper:

"The underlying assumption regarding video game addiction is directly correlated to the stigma and roots of habitual drug abuse. Historically, video games, especially violent video games, have been perceived as 'poison' and 'mind numbing' by older generations.
"Video games are becoming prevalent not only in with the youth of the world, but with older generations. The advent of the video game console has been in existence for roughly 20 years, and the issue of game addiction covers a large age demographic."
"However, the beginning of the 21st century has demonstrated a skew of the population who play video games more so than participating in normal socialization activities."

Sample of Sources Used:

Slobodzian, James. (2002) "Poly-Behavioral Disorders" Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 1 (1) p. 731.
Worthington, Michael E. (1974). The Rock Concert: A Study in Crowd Structure and Behavior University of Tennessee.
Brown, I. (1997). A Theoretical Model of Behavioral Addictions - Applied to Offending. In Hodge, J. E., McMurran, M. & Hollin, C. R. Eds. Addicted to Crime? John Wiley & Sons Ltd., New York , NY . (p. 13).
Charlton, J.P. (2002). A factor-analytic investigation of computer 'addiction' and engagement. British Journal of Psychology, 93, 329-344.
Depue, R. & Collins, P. (1999). Neurobiology of the structure of personality: Dopamine, facilitation of incentive motivation, and extraversion. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, vol. 22, p. 491-569.