Personality Features Of Teenagers With Addicted On Multipllayer Online Role-Plaing Games

Abstract

The study on the addiction problem on computer online role-playing games of Russian teenagers has of particular importance in connection with the intensive development of computer technology and the Internet. In recent years, computer games impose a certain imprint on the development of modern teenager personality. The main purpose of this article is to review the literature on the problem of addiction on computer games and study the personal characteristics of teenagers with addiction on multiplayer online role-playing games. The article review approaches to the study of addiction on the Internet and computer games, analyzes the results of studies on addiction on computer games, the mechanism of its formation and personal characteristics of gamers. The article describes the results of analysis of personal characteristics of teenagers with high levels of addiction on computer games, analyzes the factor structure of personal characteristics of teenagers with dependence on multiplayer online role-playing games. The article presents data confirming the presence in adolescents with a high level of addiction from multiplayer online role-playing games of personal characteristics that contribute to its formation. At the end of the article conclusions about the importance of research aimed at studying the personal characteristics of gamers and the mechanisms of formation of addiction.