Open AccessWhy do we resolutely prevent minors from indulging in online games
Author(s) -
Li Moye,
Zhu Mingxiong
Publication year - 2023
Publication title -
international studies of economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2831-3224
DOI - 10.1002/ise3.39
Subject(s) - entertainment , psychology , addiction , government (linguistics) , mental health , advertising , physical health , hierarchy , social psychology , political science , business , psychiatry , law , linguistics , philosophy
The Chinese central government recently published a new regulation to strictly limit the time minors spend on online games, providing a favorable policy environment for the protection of their physical and mental health as well as their overall development. We first provide empirical evidence that children having more frequent online entertainment would suffer worse school performance. We then adopt analytic hierarchy process to analyze the possible hazards of minors' addiction to online games from such aspects as physical health, academic performance, family relationship, and teacher–student relationship. Recommendations are finally given on how to prevent minors from being addicted to online games.