A Comparison of Psychological Characteristics of University Students and Causal Relationship of Factors to Affect Online Gaming on Smartphones Behavior in Thailand.

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Published: Apr 30, 2021
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Addiction to Smartphone Online Games Achieving Ego Identity Internal Locus of Control Focus on Future Orientation and Self-control Smartphone Online Gaming Behavior

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Kosin Techaniyom

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The objectives of this research were; 1) to compare the psychological characteristics between Thai higher-education students who play online games on smartphones and those who don’t; and 2) to test the psychological characteristics which influence the addiction to smartphone online games among them. The research employed a quantitative method, whereby data were collected from 825 Thai students from five universities in Thailand, 461 of whom played smartphone online games. The statistics used in this research involved t-test analysis and stepwise regression analysis. The key research findings were; 1) those who played online games on smartphones achieved ego identity (t = -4.11, p = .000), had internal locus of control (t = -249, p = .025) and focused on future orientation and self-control (t = -225, p = .024) at a lesser extent than those who didn’t; and 2) achieving ego identity (β = -.683, p = .000), internal locus of control (β = -.260, p = .000) and the focus on future orientation and self-control (β = -.212, p = .043) resulted in less addiction to smartphone online games (R2 = .498). Other findings were the longer hours the students spent on playing smartphone online games, the more likely they would be addicted to the games (β = -.260, p = 0.000) and male students had a higher level of online game addiction than female counter (t = 3.81, p = 0.000). A key suggestion is to develop the guidelines for instruction and activities that aim to allow students to achieve ego identity, have internal locus of control, and focus on future orientation and self-control.

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Techaniyom, K. . (2021). A Comparison of Psychological Characteristics of University Students and Causal Relationship of Factors to Affect Online Gaming on Smartphones Behavior in Thailand. Journal of Social Development and Management Strategy, 23(1), 30–48. Retrieved from https://so04.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jsd/article/view/249133
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Vol. 23 No. 1 (2021): April 2021
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บทความวิจัย Research Article

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