Influencia de los videojuegos en la sociabilidad familiar de los adolescentes: estudio de caso

Abstract

Abstract:Video games by offering a virtual world, people can escape from tasks daily activities, without adequate parental control it can cause abuse or addiction and affect family relationships. The general objective is to analyze the influence of videogames in the family sociability of adolescents. The methodology is quantitative, of bibliographic, exploratory, correlational and cross-sectional design. The The participants are 22 students and 22 parents from the Demetrio Private School San Pedro in the city of Quito. The predominant results show that the mothers are the ones who are most aware of their children (72.7%), 4.5% show video game addiction and others present a possible risk. In conclusion, the relationships of significance are present between the dimension of expression and evasion, which affect the expression of their emotions and communication familiar. The proposed proposal is an intervention program to promote good use of videogames through family sociability strategies, were planned training workshops with playful activities and interactive dynamics.