Journal of Digital Convergence (디지털융복합연구)

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Comparison of Anger Expression Style and Cognitive Characteristics among Male adolescent game users depending on the level of Game Addiction and Engagement

게임중독 및 관여 수준에 따른 남자 청소년 게임사용집단의 분노표현양상과 인지적 특성 비교

  • Received : 2017.08.17
  • Accepted : 2017.10.20
  • Published : 2017.10.28
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Abstract

This study was conducted to examine the differences of anger expression style and cognitive characteristics among adolescents depending on the level of game addiction and game engagement. 420 high school boys were administered the Game Addiction/Engagement Scale, Behavioral Anger Response Questionnaire to measure anger expression style, and Irrational Belief Scale to measure cognitive characteristics. The results of correlation analyses showed that addiction had positive correlations with all the irrational belief factors and behavior anger factors except for assertion and avoidance. Engagement was positively correlated with all the variables except for direct anger-out, avoidance, and self-downing. Participants were divided into three groups depending on the level of addiction and engagement. Addiction high risk-low engagement group showed the lowest scores on support-seeking and the highest scores on diffusion and self-downing. Addiction high risk-high engagement group showed the highest scores on direct anger-out. Based on these findings, it was suggested that counselling strategies for adolescents at high risk of game addiction need to be varied depending on the level of game engagement.

본 연구는 게임중독성향을 중독과 관여의 두 차원에서 이해하고, 남자 청소년들의 게임중독 및 관여 수준에 따라 분노표현양상과 인지적 특성에 차이가 있는지를 알아보기 위해 수행되었다. 고등학교 남학생 420명을 대상으로 게임중독/관여, 분노표현양상의 파악을 위한 분노행동, 인지적 특성의 파악을 위한 비합리적 신념 척도를 실시하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 게임중독은 자기표현 및 회피를 제외한 분노행동요인들 및 모든 비합리적 신념요인들과 유의미한 정적상관을 나타낸 반면, 게임관여는 직접표출, 회피, 자기비하를 제외한 요인들과 유의미한 정적 상관을 나타냈다. 둘째, 게임중독 및 관여 수준에 따라 세 집단으로 분류하여 분노행동과 비합리적 신념의 차이를 비교한 결과, 중독 고위험-저관여 집단의 사회적 지지추구가 가장 낮고 분산과 자기비하가 가장 높았으며, 중독 저위험-고관여 집단에 비해 자기표현이 낮고 호감/인정에 대한 집착이 높았다. 중독 고위험-고관여 집단은 좌절감이나 불편에 대한 인내력이 가장 낮았고, 분노경험을 반추하고 직접 표출하는 경향이 가장 높았다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 게임중독 고위험 청소년의 관여 수준에 따른 상담적 개입방안을 논의하였다.

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