Influence of Parenting Styles on Game Addiction and Aggression

Abstract

Play has always been a part of human history, and the Internet has become a playground that is becoming more and more crowded by gamers. According to research, certain Internet gamers may develop symptoms like mood modulation, tolerance, and salience that are typically linked to drug-related addictions. Although it causes psychological and physical harm, addiction is a physical and psychological disability that prevents a person from becoming overly dependent on a chemical, drug, activity, or substance. In order to understand how these factors, influence the samples, the current study looks at the relationships between game addiction, aggression, and parenting style among college students. It made advantage of correlational design. A total of 170 participants—86 males and 74 females—with ages ranging from 17 to 25 from different Indian ethnic groups were included in the sample. Both liberal and authoritarian parenting approaches have the potential to enhance violence as well as encourage game addiction. Also, it was discovered that authoritarian parenting philosophies and game addiction differed by gender.