Explore The Impact of Gaming Addiction and Aggression Levels in Young Adults Playing Violent Video Games

Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between gaming addiction and aggression in young adults, focusing on how specific components of aggression—physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, and hostility—relate to and predict gaming addiction. A sample of 200 participants aged 18 to 25 completed the Buss and Perry Aggression Questionnaire (BPAQ) and the Gaming Addiction Scale (GAS). Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analyses were conducted to explore the associations between variables. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between gaming addiction and both verbal aggression and hostility, with verbal aggression emerging as the only significant predictor in the regression model. Physical aggression and anger did not significantly correlate with or predict gaming addiction. These findings suggest that certain types of aggression, particularly verbal aggression, may play a more prominent role in problematic gaming behavior. The study emphasizes the importance of targeting specific aggression traits in interventions aimed at reducing gaming addiction and calls for further research on additional psychological and contextual factors that may contribute to this growing concern among youth.