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The Present study to examine the effect of video, mobile games on children's behavior. 160, school going children's, age range from 7 to 10 were recruited based on random sampling. They were administered the Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale, in the sample group. The data were analyzed with the help of compared "t" test, an analysis of variance showed a Mean of boy's Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale 102.97 and girls Child and Adolescent Inpatient Behavioural Rating Scale Mean 72.5, and t-value is 13.11, significant at 0.05 levels. In present study show that most of the bad effects of video games are blamed on the violence and other behaviour issues. Children who play more video, and mobile games are more likely to have increased Anxiety, communication problem, psychomotor activity, conduct disorder/disruptive behaviour, social skills, attention and hyperactive behaviour, aggressive thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, and decreased prosocial helping.
Keywords: child and adolescent inpatient behavioural rating scale, counselling and guidance
Video games are immensely popular around the world. They are played on computers, handheld devices, cell phones, and game consoles. They are played at home, at arcades, at school, in automobiles, and virtually anywhere that an electronic device can be operated. Video games can have greater adverse effects on children than video games, mobile and play station and movies. As compared to television, video games demand active participation of the player and therefore, can have far reaching effects on child behaviour and psychology. As video games are more engaging in nature, children usually actively participate in these games and also identify themselves with the aggressor. Besides, video games often reward the violent activities, which further put children in the risk zone for developing aggressive and other behaviour issues.
It is believed that excessive video games, mobile games and play station playing may reduce a child's empathy or his/her willingness and desire to help others. Besides, excessive playing of video games and mobile games can have an adverse impact on the academic performance of a child. It can also result in social isolation, as children tend to spend less and less time playing and interacting with family members and friends. Another important harmful effect of video games is that it can affect a...