Usage of electronic games and self reported behavioural problems among school going children

Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Anu K James, Ms. Seema S Chavan

One of the drastic changes in our social environment seen in the 20th and 21st centuries has been the saturation of

our day to day life by electronic gadgets, television, movies, videos, video games, cell phones, internet; computers

have assumed central roles in our children�s lives. Here the researcher identified the usage of electronic games and self

reported behavioural problems and the correlation between these two among school going children. An exploratory descriptive design was

used. The participants were about 710 in number selected by screening tool. Data was collected by administering rating scales prepared by

the researcher. In the present study proved that school going children are more interested to play electronic games, they had moderate usage

of electronic games and moderate level of behavioural problems and it depicts that there is a strong positive correlation between the usage

of electronic games and self reported behavioural problems. The psychiatric / paediatric nurses have to play a vital role in enabling effective

identification and management of behavioural changes in school going children. This can be facilitated by motivating the nurses to learn about

identification and management of usage of electronic game and the adverse effects.