فاعلية الواقع المعزز في خفض معدلات إدمان الألعاب الإلكترونية لدى المراهقين: بحث بالأساليب المختلطة

Abstract EN

The advancement in gaming technologies stimulated the factors causing addiction to games which resulted in high rates of addiction to electronic game among adolescents.

such case reinforced the need for programs to address this issue and eventually reduce electronic game addiction rates.

based on the potential of Augmented Reality (AR) technology, the current research aims to develop a proposed model for a program based on AR technology to reduce the rates of electronic game addiction among adolescents.

a mixed research approach based on a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches was used in order to better examine the impact of AR on reducing the rates of electronic game addiction.

the quasi-experimental approach was used to compare the two experimental groups that used AR technology and the control group that used the normal method.

the phenomenological approach was used to obtain deep understanding of the impact of AR technology on reducing electronic addiction rates from the students' point of view.

the research sample consisted of (60) secondary school students, they were randomly distributed to two research groups.

through the current research, a scale was developed to detect electronic game addiction consisting of six axes that include (21) items.

the research results showed that the most used electronic games by adolescents were, respectively, Fortinet, Fifa22, Pubg, Call of Duty, and Uncharted.

the results showed the outperform of the experimental group that used AR technology compared to the control group with regard to reducing the rates of electronic addiction.

on the other hand, the qualitative analysis of students' opinions showed the great potential of AR technology in reducing electronic game addiction rates.

the research recommended the need to expand the employment of AR potentials in reducing the rates of electronic addiction to digital resources.