Research Paper | Psychology Science | India | Volume 5 Issue 8, August 2016
Leisure Boredom, Loneliness and Self-Control in Women Candy Crush Gamers
Nandini Sanyal, Tina Fernandes, Aarthi Jain
The purpose of this study was to observe whether there are any age differences in women candy crush users and addicts in terms of leisure boredom, loneliness and self-control and whether there is any relationship between leisure boredom, loneliness and self-control among young and middle-aged women candy crush gamers. A sample of 120 young and middle-aged women candy crush gamers, selected through a purposive sampling technique, the participants responded to the Internet game addiction questionnaire candy crush scale (Young, 1991), Leisure boredom Scale (Iso-Ahola & Weissinger, 1990), UCLA Loneliness Scale - version 3 (Russell, 1996) and Brief Self-control Scale (BSCS) (Tangney et al., 2004). The results revealed that there was significant difference between young and middle-aged woman candy crush gamers with respect to leisure boredom and loneliness (p<0.05). There was a negative correlation between leisure boredom and self-control among young women candy crush gamers (p<0.05). There was a significant relationship between leisure boredom and loneliness among the middle-aged women candy crush gamers (p<0.01). It was also found that there was significant relationship between loneliness and self-control among the middle-aged women candy crush gamers (p<0.05). This study highlights the importance of encouraging women to enjoy a rich variety of activities which would serve to enhance their productivity, success and well-being.
Keywords: candy crush game, leisure boredom, loneliness, self-control
Edition: Volume 5 Issue 8, August 2016
Pages: 614 - 618
How to Cite this Article?
Nandini Sanyal, Tina Fernandes, Aarthi Jain, "Leisure Boredom, Loneliness and Self-Control in Women Candy Crush Gamers", International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), https://www.ijsr.net/search_index_results_paperid.php?id=ART2016895, Volume 5 Issue 8, August 2016, 614 - 618
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