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http://dx.doi.org/10.13000/JFMSE.2015.27.3.644

Online Game Addiction and Adolescent's Delinquency: Verification of the Moderating Effect of Depression and Anxiety  

KO, Mi-Na (Dongeui University)
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Journal of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Education / v.27, no.3, 2015 , pp. 644-655 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was planned to examine the moderating effects of depression and anxiety and the relationship between online game addiction and adolescents' delinquency. Data were collected from children and youth's mental health advocacy research by National Youth Policy Institute. The subjects were 409 adolescents aged between 14 and 18. Correlational analysis and hierarchical regression analysis were conducted to test research hypotheses. Results of this study were as follows: first, online game addiction had a significant positive relations with adolescents' delinquency. Second, depression and anxiety were significant positive relations with each other. And depression and anxiety were significant positive relations with adolescents' delinquency. The result from hierarchical regression analysis showed that significant moderating effect of depression was found. But the result wasn't exhibited twithin hat the two-way interaction effects of depression. On the other hand, result from hierarchical regression analysis showed that significant moderating effect of anxiety wasn't found. In conclusion, this study proposed the need for counseling approach focused on 'depression' in order to reduce the adolescent's delinquency.
Keywords
Online game addiction; Adolescents' delinquency; Depression; anxiety;
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