Dependencia a los videojuegos y su relación con el estrés académico en adolescentes

Abstract

Currently, the use of video games is a recreational practice most used by young people, however, excessive use is a concern for mental and physical health. In addition to this, academic stress has been taken into account, which has been increasing. That is why the objective of this study was to identify if there is a relationship between the dependence on video games and academic stress in adolescents. For which a quantitative and cross-sectional study was carried out, in 104 adolescents between (12-18 years old), the Video Game Dependence Test (TDV) and the Cognoscitivist Systemic Inventory for the study of academic stress were obtained second version of 21 items (SISCO SV-21 Inventory). In the results, it was found that academic stress is between moderate and severe, in addition there are no differences between gender, unlike the dependence on video games where there are low levels and men are more dependent than women. Finally, through a statistical analysis it is concluded that there is no relationship between the variables.