Digital game addiction, obesity, and social anxiety among adolescents

As technology advances, opinions stating that especially gaming habits of adolescents have been gradually changing and they are focusing their attention more and more on digital games have become dominant ( Hazar and Hazar, 2018 Hazar Z. Hazar M. Effect of games including physical activity on digital game addiction of 11–14 age group middle-school students. Journal of Education and Training Studies. 2018; 6: 243-253https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v6i11.3645 Crossref Google Scholar ). Online and offline games played in the digital environment contribute to a child's development in several subjects including socialization, skill development (e.g. problem solving, empathy, etc.), responsibility, and values education. However, their uncontrolled usage poses a risk for digital game addiction ( Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education, 2018 Republic of Turkey Ministry of National Education Digital game addiction workshop result report. in: Ankara. 2018 Google Scholar ).