초등학생 자녀의 온라인게임 과몰입에 영향을 미치는 모 변인 연구 = The effect of maternal variables on their child`s online game overindulgence

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This research was aimed to find out the relationships between the levels of online game overindulgence and maternal variables, and also intends to furnish data resulting from this research that helps prevent and treat online gaming addiction for elementary school students. The subjects of this research are 369 mothers whose children attend elementary schools. As maternal variables related to online game overindulgence of elementary school students, the following variables were selected; demographic characteristics, mother`s level of understanding on child`s online gaming, the level of regulation on child`s online gaming, maternal behaviors, cohesion to child, and communication to child. In order to analyze, descriptive statistics, a correlation analysis, t-test, stepwise multiple regression analysis were used. The results of this study are as follows; First, boys are considered to be more obsessive to online games than girls. Second, mothers know well about how much time their child are spending on games, where they play games, what are their favorite games, and the age limit. Also, There were many mothers regulating their children`s online gaming regarding time issues, genre, and places to play. Third, maternal variables influencing online game overindulgence of elementary school students were mother`s age and working or not, mother`s level of understanding and the level of regulation on child`s online gaming, maternal behavior, and cohesion and communication to child. Lastly, negative communication, the noninterfering maternal behavior, the level of knowledge, and the democratic maternal behavior show 44.9% of relationships, explaining children`s online game usage, and it appears that negative communication is the variance that explains the relationship most well