Exploring the Behavioral and Psychological Impacts of Smartphone Addiction on Online Gamers: A Quantitative Study

The rising incidence of smartphone addiction among online gamers has elicited apprehensions regarding its psychological and behavioral effects. This study aims to examine the impact of smartphone addiction on various individual outcomes and analyze demographic variations among affected gamers. A quantitative approach was used to collect data from 416 participants, which was then analyzed to see how smartphone addiction relates to factors like perceived stress (PSS), neuroticism (NEU), insomnia (AIS), anxiety (GAD), traffic accidents (TA), social skills (SS), and conscientiousness (CON). The findings indicate that smartphone addiction is significantly associated with elevated levels of perceived stress, neuroticism, sleeplessness, and anxiety, along with an increased risk of road accidents. In contrast, it correlates with diminished social skills and conscientiousness. These findings underscore the complex repercussions of smartphone addiction within online gaming and provide helpful suggestions for developing focused therapies, product designs, and user engagement tactics. Future studies should integrate a wider array of psychological characteristics and a more varied respondent demographic to improve generalizability.