The Correlation Between Perfectionism And Internet Gaming Disorder In High School Students

With the rise of the Internet,people’s lifestyles have changed drastically,and internet games have also come into being.The coverage and entertainment of internet games are strong,and many people have developed addictive behaviors,especially among teenagers.For high school students,their main task is to study seriously.if they put too much time and energy into internet games,it will not only negatively affect their academic performance,but also interfere with their daily life and interpersonal communication.Previous studies have shown that perfectionism,basic psychological needs and internet gaming disorder are correlated in pairs.Based on this,this study explores the correlation between perfectionism,basic psychological needs and internet gaming disorder in high school students,investigating the mediating effect of basic psychological needs between perfectionism and internet gaming disorder,and implements group counseling to intervene in the basic psychological needs of high school students in order to improve their basic psychological needs and reduce internet gaming disorder.In the first study,650 students from a high school in Wuhan were selected as subjects,and they were investigated by using the internet gaming disorder questionnaire,the basic psychological needs questionnaire and the perfectionism scale.The relationship among perfectionism,basic psychological needs and internet gaming disorder was discussed,and the data were processed and analyzed.The results showed that basic psychological needs played an intermediary role between perfectionism and internet gaming disorder.In the second study,20 eligible subjects(the score of basic psychological needs is lower than 3,and the score of internet gaming disorder is higher than 5)were selected and randomly divided into experimental group and control group,with 10 people in each group.The experimental group received eight times of basic psychological needs group counseling intervention,while the control group received treatment unrelated to intervention.Before and after the intervention,the experimental group and the control group were measured by questionnaires,and the data were collected and analyzed to investigate the intervention effect of group counseling on basic psychological needs.The results showed that after the intervention of group counseling on basic psychological needs,the basic psychological needs of high school students were significantly improved and the internet gaming disorder was significantly reduced.The study conclusions are as follows:(1)There is a significant positive correlation between perfectionism and internet gaming disorder in high school students;There is a significant negative correlation between perfectionism and basic psychological needs in high school students;There is a significant negative correlation between basic psychological needs and internet gaming disorder in high school students.(2)The basic psychological needs and their sub-dimensions(competence needs,autonomy needs and relationship needs)play a mediating effect between perfectionism and internet gaming disorder in high school students.(3)The basic psychological needs group counseling can significantly improve the basic psychological needs and reduce effectively internet gaming disorder in high school students.