Online Game Addiction in relation to Aggressive Behaviour among Higher Secondary School Students

Abstract

The inquiry was conducted on higher secondary school students to checkout the relation between Online Game Addiction and Aggressive Behaviour among Students studying in both government and private Higher Secondary Schools. A selected sample of 108 Higher Secondary School Students (64 government and 44 private) was selected randomly from Education Zone Ganderbal of District Ganderbal of Kashmir valley. For collecting data, Online Game Addiction Scale and Buss- Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) were administered. The collected data was processed for statistical analysis through Mean, SD, Coefficient of Correlation and t-test by applying Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The results of the study highlighted a positive correlation between two variables, Online Game Addiction and Aggressive Behavior among Higher Secondary School Students of Education Zone Ganderbal of District Ganderbal. Further, the inquiry reflected that there is no significant difference in Online Game Addiction and Aggressive Behaviour with respect to gender and type of school.