San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School

Kaalinsabay Rd. Manggahan, Pasig City

Perceived Influence of Online Games to Grade 11 Students in San Lorenzo Ruiz

Senior High School
Gabriel Angelo Bersamin1, Khalif Abdul Rahman L. Gungon2, Lawrence Andrew B. Martinez3, John
Michael F. Pescoso4, Janssen Robert S. Rosalin5, Asherrei O. Brion6 , Rosemarie Grace L. Dela Peña7,
Irish Nicole F. Martinez8, Shanley Francesca M. Sabangan9
Corresponding Author: Sabangan, Shanley Francesca M. Email: sabanganshanleyfrancesca@gmail.com

Abstract
This qualitative study is conducted to know about the effects of online games to Grade 11 students in San Lorenzo Ruiz
Senior High School. This aims to understand the influence of online games on students during COVID-19 pandemic based
on their perceptions. The researchers conducted a survey by distributing questionnaires to 20 selected participants whereas
10 participants answered via Google forms and 10 participants answered through our printed questionnaires on Face to
Face. Based on the results, it shows that students are mostly influenced or convinced to play more because of friends and to
relieve some stress during their free time. Some had stated that they have experienced symptoms due to excessive playing
of online games. However, even if they play it more often, they will rather spend time with their families. This research
may have limitations: only a few pieces of information are collected since the participants are limited to 20 students within
a specific grade level. The recommendations for this include expanding the scope of research participants, and the
respondents should be the people who can observe those students who play online games such as their parents, siblings,
and/or guardians so that
the accuracy of the results would be more guaranteed. repercussions. Over two billion individuals
play video games worldwide, and by 2023,
Keywords: Online games, Effects, Influence, Grade 11 students that figure is expected to reach three billion.
(Adair C., 2022).
INTRODUCTION
This tells us the rapid growth of numbers of people
As technology continuously advances, online playing online games. As more and more people
games that are played through the availability of an playing online games increases, there is a
internet connection, also become common among probability that people getting addicted to it will
students. The effects of playing online games in increase. We want to know the exact effects of
our community is, at the same time, both bad and playing online games to different individuals. The
good. Though, most of the netizens say it only has purpose of our study is to understand more about
bad effects. We still can't deny the fact that online the impact of excessive exposure to online games
games change the lives of many. Because of this, on Grade 11 students in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior
we conducted a study to understand more, how High School, including how they got addicted to
these types of online entertainment where everyone online games due to their situations at home in this
can interact, can affect one’s life. This research time of pandemic and how did playing too much
shows how we investigate the influences caused by online games affected their focus in life. Through
playing online games among the Grade 11 students this research, we can raise people's awareness on
in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School. the effects of playing online games and what it does
physically and mentally to someone. By the end of
Despite their apparent benefits for character this research, knowing how deep the influences of
development, online games can nonetheless lead to online games may help the players to remind and
addiction and numerous other negative effects. The prevent themselves from the harmful effects that
usage of gadgets for online gaming by today's this kind of technological advancement can bring.
generations, to name just a few, could have an
impact on their social, academic, and personal Online games are designed to be addictive
hygiene well-being ("Computer: helpful or mess", especially when they are played for a long period of
n.d.). Online games became increasingly used for time. Consequently, this research aims to study and
entertainment. Though it has some benefits, we have a greater understanding of online gaming,
cannot avoid the negative effects of it, especially to wherein the possibility of addiction can manifest
those who are already addicted to playing it. In and usually affects student-players. It includes the
today's environment, teens spend a lot of time factors that make online games engaging enough
playing online games, which has several negative for them, as well as the perceived influences of it
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that can be harmfully associated with their well-being and addiction to video games and worse memory, worse
their ability to comply with necessary tasks. attention, and worse cognitive and academic
abilities.
Cause and Effect of Gaming Addiction
This research conducted by Roi Belmonte, et al. (2019),
has determined and analyzed the cause and effects of
gaming addiction in such a way that it can help students
avoid being addicted to it through assessing the visible
and significant changes in their academic performance
and lifestyle. The collected data showed that most of the
respondents tend to play games for hours. There are
62.5% of the respondents who admit or think that they are
addicted to playing games for reasons like it is fun and
exciting, the game itself it is addicting, the urge to
progress in the game, the skills they gain from it, playing
with their online friends, and other personal reasons. As
stated by the respondents themselves, gaming has done
numerous positive effects to them, with stress reliever
being the most common, followed by improving strategic
thinking, being knowledgeable in technology, gaining
analytical thinking, gaining more skills that are applied in
real life, and gaining more friends. However, gaming still
affects them negatively in terms of lack of sleep,
spending more money, unable to comply with school
requirements, physical pain and illness like headache and
eye strain, lack of time with family and friends, and
skipping meals. Therefore, there are various factors that
can be considered as a cause of gaming addiction and as
the researchers concluded,
“Gaming addiction has a direct effect on the gamers’
lifestyle, health, and academic performance”.
Video Gaming Addiction and Its Association
with Memory, Attention, and Learning Skills
This study investigated by Youseff Farchakh, et al.
(2020), aims to show the association between gaming
addiction and cognitive abilities, mainly to inform for the
prevention and to manage any possible harm. Despite the
benefits that video games have, such as socialization and
entertainment, empirical and clinical studies have
frequently demonstrated that the excessive use of video
games may lead to adverse consequences in
miscellaneous areas of psychological development and
can result in an addiction among a small portion of
gamers. It showed that higher addiction to gaming can be
associated with an individual’s memory, attention and
processing speed, and skills that involve problem solving
and written expression skills. This particular result
regarding memory may relate to the fact that spending too
much time playing the same type of games could be
harming their abilities to retain and boost memories. In
conclusion, the results suggest a correlation between
The Impact of Online Gaming Addiction
on Mental Health
Nur Kamal and Saodah Wok (2020) studied the
impact of online gaming addiction on mental health,
wherein they cited that Hazar and Hazar (2018)
indicated that attractions to video games among
young people could lead them to many problems
involving social, emotional, and physical health.
These have the potential to trigger an individual’s
mental and physical damage, anger, violence, and
social isolation. The study on the impact of online
gaming addiction on mental health determined the
exposure, levels, and the connection between
addictive online gaming and mental health,
particularly when it comes to depression, anxiety,
and loneliness. Based on the data, there are cases
where the gamer would get angry if there is an
interruption while they were playing, however, the
result indicates a low level of depression among the
respondents. This is mainly because most students
prefer to play online games for fun and only during
their leisure time. Low level of anxiety was also
visible due to online games, specifically when they
always felt that other people were better at playing
online games, or when they went through changes
in mood that they could not explain while playing
online games, etc. The results also showed the level
of loneliness among gamers, in which according to
the respondents, they played online games because
of reasons such as they felt bored with almost
everything else in life, they felt lonely, or they felt
unhappy doing many things alone, etc. Therefore,
online gaming addiction can be linked to multiple
mental health related conditions such as depression,
anxiety, and loneliness. The less addicted students
are to online games, the less they would suffer from
these; similarly, the more addicted they are to
online games, the more they would suffer from
mental health conditions (Kamal, N.S.Z., 2020).
The Effect of Online Games To The
Academic Performance Of The Students
To find out if online games have an effect on the
academic performance of the students, the research
conducted by Irene Pajarillo-Aquino (2019)
determined the difference in academic performance
of both players and non-players of online games.
Online games are mostly played by males rather
than females. And as shown in the data, "majority
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of the respondents are already at the legal age and that
they are already aware of the repercussions of being
addicted to online gaming". This implies that their
academic performance is not hindered despite being
engaged in online games. A perception about the effects
of online games on academic performance is already
common, in which according to the data, the respondents
agree that they perceived online games as something
linked to bad influence that can affect academic
performance. However, it is concluded that there is no
significant difference between the academic
performances of online gamers that has occurred for it is
already evident by their academic grades that they still
manage to excel in class.
Negative Effects Of Online Games On Academic
Performance
Another paper by Kurt Garcia, et al. (2018), studied the
negative effects of online games on students’ academic
performance in terms of assignments, quizzes, class
recitation, paper works, and examinations, as well as
determining the level of effects and relating it with their
culture on playing online games. Among the student-
respondents, the study found that the majority of the
respondents played online games, wherein gamers had an
average academic performance while the nonplayers
showed a high academic performance. Most of the
players consist of male who preferred multiplayer online
games, spending an average of 2.14 hours a day and 4.45
days a week to play. The results also indicated that their
primary motivation in playing was for entertainment.
Still, the negative effects of playing online games on their
academic performance were found to be at a moderate
level. Based on the findings, it is revealed that there are
significant factors that correlate with the level of negative
effects on students' academic performance: the time they
spent daily and weekly, and their motivation in playing
online games.
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
The perceived influence of online games to Grade 11
Senior High School must be studied continuously given
that the current students in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High
School have become addicted to online gaming. This
project therefore seeks to answer the following questions:
1. To what extent do the students engage
themselves in online gaming?
2. What are the perceived influence of online
gaming to the student-participants?
SCOPE AND LIMITATIONS
The study was conducted to determine the influence
of online games as perceived by the grade 11
students of San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School
within the first and second quarters of the school
year 2022-2023. This study was limited to 20
participants of Grade 11 Students at San Lorenzo
Ruiz Senior High School.
The results are solely based on the perceptions
given by the participants as they responded to the
questionnaire.
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Online games. Online games are games we play on
the internet or games that requires internet to be
played.
Perceived Influence. Being aware of the influence
of something.
Detrimental Effect. Something that has a harmful
or damaging effect on it.
Internet Connection. It is a connection where
devices such as computers, laptops, cellphones, etc.
can access to be connected to the internet where
people usually communicate all around the earth.
Negative Repercussion. An action's often negative,
indirect effect or consequence.
METHODOLOGY
The researchers used ‘Case Study’ as the research
design. Data are collected from a total of 20
students from San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High
School who agreed to participate in this study.
Purposive sampling method is used with a criteria
to select the appropriate participants of the study.
Questionnaires are used to collect data that
consisted of 8 questions and were distributed
through Google Forms and Face to Face through
Printed Questionnaires. The researchers chose
‘Case Study’ to be the research design for this
study. Case study is used to investigate or examine
a subject, person, or a group of people to better
understand the reasons or the possible causes of a
behavior. This also analyzes the patterns and to
learn more about the subject or the specified group
(Cherry K., 2022). This design is used since this
research aims to investigate how the influence of
games can affect a student, as well as knowing the
patterns of the possible time they spent playing
games and if there are symptoms they experienced
due to playing too much online games.
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INTERNAL ▪ I used to play online games 18 19

Since purposive sampling are used as the sampling INFLUENCE because it gives me the
method, the researchers preset the following criteria prior pleasure of ignoring all the
problems and stress that
to sampling; a gamer that still plays online actually occurred to me all
games throughout their time, a Grade 11 from any strand the time.
▪ Nag simula ako mag laro
and from the same school since this research is supposed
ng online games dahil
to be conducted in San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School. minsan na boboring ako
Messenger was utilized to select target participants by kaya na pag isipan ko mag
sending a message in some of the Grade 11 group chats laro ng mga online games.
that asks who plays online games throughout their time ▪ I started playing online games
and were asked to click the raise hand option if they do. to have fun
whenever I have free time
As the researchers found the participants, data gathering ▪ What initially caused me to
was conducted. 20 participants are divided into 2 groups, start playing online games
10 participants who will answer the questionnaires is because of my curiosity
through Google Forms and 10 participants who will ▪ Thrill of cooperating and
competing with others.
answer through the printed questionnaires. The
researchers are divided into two groups where one group TIME AND ▪ I rather play around 17 18
afternoon or nighttime
will manage the google forms while the other will do the REASON
since I'm only available to
distribution of printed questionnaires. All the participants have my own me-time
have read the consent letter and answered our when my family's already
questionnaires. After collecting their responses, the asleep or when I'm already
researchers used the method called “Thematic Analysis”. finished with my school
works and household
Thematic Analysis is a method used to analyze the
chores.
gathered data to group it into patterns and themes to
▪ It also provides me with a
identify the meaning (Jenna, 2021). The researchers peaceful environment
analyzed each answer, connected patterns in their because 80% of my
responses, and put it in a group together. Finally, surroundings are silent and
explanations and conclusions are made based on their peaceful in that certain
answers. time.
▪ Parati akong naglalaro sa
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION gabi kasi mas maganda
mag-laro sa gabi
The presentation of the findings followed the sequence ▪ I usually play Minecraft
about the following research questions: after class or whenever I
have a lot of free time in
1. To what extent do the students engage my hands
themselves in online gaming? ▪ 2hrs pinakamatagal
TIME 20 21
2. What are the perceived influences of online na paglalaro
gaming to the student-participants? SPENT
▪ 2 hours on a regular day.
PLAYING ▪ I think 5 hours
▪I spend playing
online games in a
day is 4-5 hours. ▪ I play
THEME SELECTED RESPONSES n %
around 2-3 hours
EXTERNAL ▪ I started playing online 28 29 TIME ▪ I always do my school 14 14
INFLUENCE games because I wanted
works and submit my
to hang out with my MANAGE- requirements on time and
friends MENT always help with
household chores
who can't physically hang out ▪I complete my
with me. school requirements
▪ I was persuaded by my on time. After that, I will play
close cousins to play online nonstop if I want. I even
games. babysit my nieces
▪ I play Valorant most of the and do
time. some
▪ Ang kadalasan housework
kung nilalaro ay ang ▪ I do manage to pass my
Call of Duty. requirements on time and 4
▪ The online games I play help around the house
most often are Crossfire, when needed
League of Legends, Mobile ▪ I do have time to do both but I
legends and Wild Rift. always spend more
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Table 1
time doing school works
because my siblings can do
the house hold chores but
not my activities.
▪ Nagagampanan ko pa
lahat ng gawaing naka
atas sakin bilang student
and anak.
THEME 1: EXTERNAL INFLUENCE. Thirty
percent (30%) of the respondents pointed out that
they are influenced by their friends and family to
start playing online games. As stated in one of the
responses, “I was persuaded by my close cousins to
play online games,” means that they saw online
games, especially multiplayer games, as a way to
play together with their friends and family so they
let themselves be influenced by these external
factors. In line with this, respondents in a 2019
study by Roi Belmonte, et al. on the Cause and
Effect of Gaming Addiction Among Senior High
School Students Of Universidad de Manila,
admitted that their addiction to online games are
also influenced by their desire to play with their
online friends. Additionally, multiplayer games
such as Valorant, Call of Duty, Mobile Legends,
Genshin Impact, League of Legends, and Roblox are
more played than single player games like Obey
Me! and Tears of Themis. Similar results are found
in research in 2018 by Kurt
Garcia, et al., “Negative Effects of Online Games
on Academic Performance” where it is shown that
online gamers are commonly males who prefer
multiplayer games.
THEME 2: INTERNAL INFLUENCE. The
participants mostly started playing out of their
stress, boredom, curiosity, and the thrill that comes
with online gaming. As seen by one of the
responses saying, “I used to play online games
because it gives me the pleasure of ignoring all the
problems and stress that actually occurred to me
all the time.” It is implied that online games are
utilized to the extent of satisfying their internal
interests, diverting their attention away from other
personal things that bother them, or keeping them
distracted for a while. Related findings are shown in
research conducted by Nur Kamal and Saodah Wok
in 2020 that studied the “Impact of Online Gaming
Addiction on Mental Health Among Iium Students,”
wherein reasons like boredom, loneliness, or feeling
unhappy when doing things alone has caused them
to play online games.
Extent of Student’s Online Gaming Engagement
THEME 3: TIME AND REASON. Eighteen
percent (18%) of the participants would rather play
more at night. Some of the reasons they stated were
because it is quiet and has fast internet connection
during those times, wherein one of the participants
said, “I usually play online games at night. Because
the WIFI connection is more stable at that time.” It
is also the time where they have already finished all
their work and have free time saying, “I usually
play Minecraft after class or whenever I have a lot
of free time in my hands.” Some of the respondents
would play online games in the afternoon or on
weekends, as one of the participants said,
“Weekends, para
makabawas ng stress.”
THEME 4: TIME SPENT PLAYING.
Eighteen
(18) participants said that they would play for
around 1-5 hours, one (1) participant stated that
they would spend 5-10 hours playing, and one (1)
participant said that they now spend time playing in
less than an hour. Despite how long they spent
playing online games, all of the respondents were
still able to pass school requirements on time and
help in household chores. However, a related
literature in 2018, “Negative Effects of Online
Games on Academic Performance” by Kurt Garcia,
et al., included time spent daily and weekly for
playing online games as one of the significant
factors that correlate with the level of negative
effects on students' academic performance.
THEME 5: TIME MANAGEMENT. Fourteen
percent (14%) of the respondents were able to
manage their time because they prioritize
schoolwork and house chores over playing games.
According to these respondents, they prefer playing
when their work is done and for them online
gaming is only a way for them to relax, pass the
time, and to have fun. These reasons are also stated
in a related study by Nur Kamal and Saodah Wok in
2020, “Impact of Online Gaming Addiction on
Mental Health Among Iium Students,” in which
based on the findings, students mostly prefer to
playing online games for fun and to have something
to do during their leisure time.
Table 2
Perceived Influence of Online Gaming to the
Student-Participants
THEME SELECTED RESPONSES n %
HEALTH ▪ Physically, mentally 9 14
and emotionally
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unhealthy.
▪ Backpain from slouching and
wristpain.
▪ Usually my eyes, neck or my
shoulders hurt.
▪ Sometimes my head hurts.
▪ Minsan nakakaranas ako ng
pang hihilo
TIME ▪ How to control myself and 20
manage my time wisely
MANAGE-
▪ May limit kase ako sa sarili
MENT pag maglalaro.
▪ I sometimes totally ignore
to do things because I'm
too busy playing mobile
games.
▪ Maybe when its almost the
deadline of the certain
activity.
▪ Dahil may araw akong
ayaw ko gawin pero hindi
naman palagi.
EMOTIO- ▪ What I feel is mutual. 16
NAL ▪ Sometimes, I get so much
excitement that I just want
EFFECTS to finish that task quickly
so I can play online games.
▪ Become tired or even feel
unmotivated or lazy to do
other things.
▪ Parasakin pag nakakatapos
ako ng mga gawaing
bahay ginagawa ko ay
pahinga matulog kesa mag
laro
▪ Medyo stress but I always
finish muna mga
kaylangan tapusin bago
gawin lahat ng gusto lalo
na pag online games.
SOCIAL ▪ I prefer going out with 21
friends because I enjoy it
EFFECTS
the most.
▪ because mas
masaya magbonding
with family.
▪ I prefer spending more time
with my friends and family
▪ I’d like to spend my time with
them now.
▪ Mas pipiliin kong
makasama ang familya ko
or mga kaibigan ko sa
labas dahil mas masaya
silang kasama.
THEME 1: HEALTH. Fourteen percent (14%) of
the participants admitted that they experienced
health-related problems: strains, headache,
dizziness, fever, and loss of focus. The same health
effects were recorded in the findings of the research
conducted by Roi Belmonte, et al. in 2019, “A
Qualitative Study on the Cause and Effect of
Gaming Addiction Among Senior High School
Students Of Universidad de Manila” wherein
gaming causes the students’ physical pain and
illness like headache and eye strain. It shows that
their health condition is easily affected with serious
30 problems that come with playing online games,
“Usually my eyes, neck, or my shoulders hurt.”
THEME 2: TIME MANAGEMENT. There are
more participants who tend to forget what they were
supposed to do than those participants who are
responsible enough to do other activities aside from
online gaming. This implies that online gaming
affects one’s time management, but it does not
apply to everyone as some participants are still able
to manage their time completely well saying, "Alam
ko naman sa sarili ko na nakapagpapasa ako ng
mga gawain,” referring to their school
24 requirements. Still, the latter agrees with the
research findings in “The Effect of Online Games to
the Academic Performance of the Students in the
College of
Teacher Education” studied by Irene
PajarilloAquino in 2019, which shows that the
academic performance of the respondents is not
affected despite playing online games.
THEME 3: EMOTIONAL EFFECTS. Most of
the participants lack motivation to do new things so
they are constantly playing online games, which can
eventually lead to addiction. It has multiple
emotional effects that influence an individual in a
good way such as motivation, happiness,
satisfaction, and ease. But despite these positive
emotional effects, they are still outnumbered by the
32 negative emotional effects in terms of laziness since
they are tired from constantly playing online games
all day. Not that they only suffer from stress due to
the fact that they are on their phones all the time;
they also felt exhausted while some had fear and
guilt imprinted in their minds. One of the existing
research related to this,“A Qualitative Study on the
Cause and Effect of Gaming Addiction Among
Senior High School Students Of Universidad de
Manila,” states results that show positive effects of
online games such as having these games as a stress
reliever. Another study, “The Impact of Online
Gaming Addiction on Mental Health Among Iium
Students,” shows the results of negative effects of
online games where a low level of depression and
anxiety are found in the respondents.
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THEME 4: SOCIAL EFFECTS. Thirty-two
percent (32%) of the participants have said that they
would rather spend time with their family than
playing online games. Some reasons mentioned are
because they want to have quality time with their
loved ones, and it brings them joy. Also, some had
said that they prefer to do physical activity rather
than these online games saying, "I get to do more
productive and fun experiences". However, there
are some participants that prefer online games
because of their online friends and they have no
family to spend the rest of their time with.
Nevertheless, the latter concurs with the findings on
“A Qualitative Study on the Cause and Effect of
Gaming Addiction Among Senior High School
Students Of Universidad de Manila” (Roi et al,
2019), which shows similar results such as gaining
or making friends socially.
CONCLUSION
According to the study's findings, "Perceived
Influence of Online Games to Grade 11 Students in
San Lorenzo Ruiz Senior High School," it can be
concluded that playing different varieties of online
game genres or playing online games has numerous
distinct perceived influences when it comes to a
student’s academic performance, health condition,
social life, emotional state, and ability to complete
their daily tasks including household duties. The
data implies that online games affect Grade 11
students in San Lorenzo Senior High School in both
negative and positive ways.
From the first research question, "To what extent do
the students engage themselves in online gaming?"
respondents are affected by external and internal
influence, time and reason, time spent playing, and
time management. When it comes to external and
internal influence, some of the respondents made
the claim that their friends and family are the main
reason why they started playing online games,
while some of the respondents began playing
because they were stressed out, bored, curious, or
they wanted the thrill of playing online games. For
time and reason, and time spent playing, some of
the responses were they play at night because
during that time they were able to have a stable or
fast WIFI connection and most of the respondents
said that they usually spend above an hour playing
online games. As for time management, various
respondents are still able to maintain or control their
time. In conclusion, respondents played online
games because of the influences of their family,
friends, curiosity, stress, and boredom. Because of
this, students engage themselves in online gaming
to the extent that they play online games for hours
and forget their needed school work and household
chores to do. But, even though most of the
respondents were not able to do or manage their
activities and household chores on time, a lot of
respondents are still able to balance their time
playing and doing the task they needed to do
because of successive time management.
Additionally, from the second research question,
"What are the perceived influences of online
gaming to the student-participants?", respondents
are also affected by health, time management,
emotional and social effects. When it comes to
health, some of the participants acknowledge that
they have dealt with health-related issues such as
aches, headaches, nausea, fever, and loss of focus.
For time management, different responses or
answers of respondents are said they were having a
hard time controlling or managing their time. Lastly
for emotional and social effects, the majority of the
participants lacked enthusiasm for trying new
things, and for social effects, the majority of
participants have stated that playing online games is
not something they would want to do over spending
time with their families. To conclude, online games
have positive and negative effects on the health of
the students. The positive effects of online games to
the students is that it helps them to have excitement,
concentration, enhances memory, relieves their
stress, and it is a good way to combat loneliness. On
the other hand, the negative effects of online games
to the health of the students is that it causes them to
have blurry visions, sleep deprivation, lack of
exercise because of playing online games for hours,
and other physical health problems. Lastly for
emotional and social effects, most of the students
lack enthusiasm for trying new things because they
are being imprisoned by online games causing them
not to try other things other than playing online
games and sitting all day looking at the screen of
their computer, laptop, or cellphone.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The study reveals that there are both positive and
negative consequences of online gaming on
students. An interesting finding of the study is that
those who spend too much time playing online
games were still able to complete their schoolwork
but were having compromised health. Based on this,
the researchers recommended that the student's
parents should be able to monitor and supervise
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their child. Also, future study should examine
strategies for developing a positive gaming habit.
The research data face limited information as
questionnaires were not fully able to extract the
data.
While analyzing the data, the researchers
encountered significant challenges because
participants frequently choose not to answer
questions, provide unconvincing information, or
answer questions carelessly. Therefore, it is
recommended that observational research
methodologies should be used in future studies; the
responses should come from the people (parents,
guardians, or siblings) who can observe the online
gamers.
This study aims to benefit both the students and
parents with regards to perceived influence of
online gaming. The findings can help them be
aware of the risks associated with online gaming,
especially to create a better environment where
playing online games would be managed more
effectively to avoid harmful influences. As it is
indicated, the parents and students should be
mindful enough to be able to differentiate any
potential consequences on them.
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