Online game addiction relationship with cognitive distortion, parenting style, and narcissistic personality traits in students

Abstract

Objectives Online games in recent years have become one of the most popular hobbies among teenagers due to their diverse and attractive features. The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of cognitive distortion, parenting style, and narcissistic personality traits in online games in high school boy in Sahneh City, Iran. Methods This is a survey and a correlational study. The study sample consists of 200 male high school students in the city of Sahneh, Iran who were selected randomly by a multi-stage sampling method. For data collection, online gaming addiction questionnaire, cognitive disturbance questionnaire, parenting styles questionnaire, and narcissistic personality traits questionnaire were used. In this research, the correlation and multiple regression were used to analyze the obtained data in SPSS V. 21. Results The findings showed that online addiction can be predicted by a linear combination of predictive variables. Based on regression analysis, parenting style (P≤0.001, Β=0.46), narcissistic personality traits (P≤0.001, Β=0.34), and cognitive disturbance (P≤0.025, Β=0.11) could significantly predict students’ addiction to online games. Conclusion These variables can play an effective role in addiction to play online games. Considering these variables, authorities of schools and other educational institutions should design and implement appropriate monitoring and control programs for this common problem.