Investigation of the Relationship between Digital Games and Sleep Disorders in Children

Year 2021, Volume: 3 Issue: 2, 132 - 153, 31.08.2021

Fatih Bal , İpek Okkay

Abstract

Digital games have an important place and a powerful influence in the lives of most children today. Looking at previous studies, digital game play has various behavioral problems; It has been observed that it can cause many psychological symptoms such as anxiety, depression, somatic complaints, attention deficit, hyperactivity, asociality, interaction problems with family and environment, addiction. However, there is little to no information about the relationship between digital games' sleep patterns and their associated psychological effects. The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between digital game playing habits and sleep disorders in children. The volunteer parents of 150 children diagnosed with sleep disorder were filled with questionnaire forms about the Sociodemographic Data Form, the Sleep Disorder Scale for Children (SDSC) and the Digital Game Playing Habits Scale. The relationship of digital games with sleep disorders in children was measured using the SPSS 20.00 program. There is a highly positive correlation between the habit of playing digital games and sleep arousal problems (r; 567, p <005). As children have a habit of playing digital games, problems with sleep arousal also increase. There is a highly positive correlation between digital game playing habits and sleep wakefulness transition problems (r; 510, p <005). As children have a habit of playing digital games, sleep alertness and transition problems also increase. It was found that there is a relationship between the habit of playing digital games and sleep disorders in children.

Keywords

Communication Technologies, Digital Game, Sleep Disorder, Parasomnia

DİJİTAL OYUNLARIN ÇOCUKLARDA UYKU BOZUKLUKLARI İLE İLİŞKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Abstract

Dijital oyunlar, günümüzde çoğu çocuğun hayatında önemli bir yere ve güçlü bir etkiye sahip olmaktadır. Önceki çalışmalara bakıldığında dijital oyun oynamanın çeşitli davranışsal sorunlara; anksiyete, depresyon, somatik şikayetler, dikkat eksikliği, hiperaktivite, asosyallik, aile ve çevreleri ile etkileşim sorunları, bağımlılık gibi birçok psikolojik semptoma sebebiyet verebileceği görülmüştür. Bununla birlikte dijital oyunların uyku düzenleri ve çocuklar üzerindeki bağlantılı psikolojik etkileri arasındaki ilişki hakkında yeterli bilgi yok denecek kadar azdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı, dijital oyun oynama alışkanlıklarının çocuklarda uyku bozuklukları ile ilişkisini incelemektir. Uyku bozukluğu tanısı konan 150 çocuğun gönüllü olan ebeveynlerine Sosyodemografik Veri Formu, Çocuklar için Uyku Bozukluğu Ölçeği (SDSC) ve Dijital Oyun Oynama Alışkanlıkları Ölçeği ile ilgili anket formları doldurtulmuştur. Dijital oyunların çocuklarda uyku bozuklukları ile ilişkisi SPSS 20.00 programı kullanılarak ölçüldü. Dijital oyun oynama alışkanlığı ile uykuda uyarılma sorunları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki vardır (r;567, p<005). Çocukların dijital oyun oynama alışkanlığı arttıkça uykuda uyarılma sorunları da artmaktadır. Dijital oyun oynama alışkanlığı ile uyku uyanıklığı geçiş sorunları arasında yüksek düzeyde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki vardır (r;510, p<005). Çocukların dijital oyun oynama alışkanlığı arttıkça uyku uyanıklığı geçiş sorunları da artmaktadır. Çocuklarda dijital oyun oynama alışkanlığı ile uyku bozuklukları arasında ilişkisi olduğu saptanmıştır.

Keywords

İletişim Teknolojileri, Dijital Oyun, Uyku Bozukluğu, Parasomnia

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