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A Study on Deaf Students' Use of Internet Games

청각장애 학생의 인터넷 게임 이용 실태 연구

  • Received : 2014.03.18
  • Accepted : 2014.05.30
  • Published : 2014.06.20

Abstract

This research examined the actual state of deaf students' use of Internet games by administering an Internet game addiction scale test to 201 deaf students from elementary, middle or high schools. The research findings indicated that middle and high school students were more likely to be left at home after school without their protector's presence than elementary school students. The average daily sleep hours of deaf students were similar to or fewer than those of general students, and the amount of their Internet access time and the one spent on Internet games were greater than that of non disabled students. As for the Internet user types, more male deaf students were categorized into risk user type than female deaf students, and the number of deaf risk user type students was significantly higher than that of non disabled risk user type students. The results suggest that the on-going national research on the actual state of Internet game users should include disabled students and that there is an urgent need to develop prevention programs of computer games overindulgence.

본 연구는 청각장애학생의 인터넷 게임 이용 실태를 파악하기 위하여 청각장애 초 중 고등학생 301명을 대상으로 인터넷 게임중독 척도 검사를 실시하였다. 본 연구 결과 청각장애 초등학생들에 비해 중 고등학생이 될수록 방과 후 보호자가 없는 경우가 많았다. 청각장애학생들의 하루 평균 수면시간은 일반학생과 비슷하거나 많았으며, 하루 평균 인터넷 사용시간과 인터넷 게임시간은 비장애학생에 비해 많은 것으로 나타났다. 또한 인터넷 게임 사용 유형은 청각장애 남학생이 여학생에 비해 위험자 군으로 분류되는 학생의 비율이 많았고, 비장애학생과 비교했을 때 위험사용자 군이 훨씬 많은 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 현재 실시되고 있는 국가적 인터넷 게임 사용자 실태조사에서 장애학생들을 포함시켜야하며, 장애학생들을 위한 게임 과몰입 예방 프로그램의 개발 필요성이 시급함을 알 수 있다.

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