Addiction of teenagers to electronic - inter￾net games. Research on students of primary education

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/scad.37324
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Electronic Games, Internet, Ad￾diction, Minors.
Georgios Filippidis
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)
Anthi Mpaltzidou
Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5271-1045
Abstract

The computer and the Internet are now an everyday and integral part of the lives of children and teenagers. An extension of these are electronic games, a basic type of entertainment and communication for young people with their peers. Their content is entertaining, however their unrestricted use can be a cause for the manifestation of addictive behaviors and have a negative effect on the sensitive personality of minors. This article, therefore, deals with the content of electronic- online games and
investigates when their role becomes harmful
for the physical, social and mental health of children.

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Author Biographies
Georgios Filippidis, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)

Georgios Filippidis is an Assistant Professor in Clinical Social Work, in the Department of Social
Work in Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH). His main research interests lie on clinical social
work, in addictions and more specifically internet addiction, in child protection, in Juvenile delinquency and in social pedagogy.

Anthi Mpaltzidou, Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)

Mpaltzidou Anthi is an Educator with postgraduate studies in Special Education and in Didactic
of Sciences and Modern Technology. She has been working as a teacher in Primary Education for
the last 10 years.

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