Impact of Computer Gaming Addiction on Body Mass Index - A Quantitative Investigation about Sukkur City of Pakistan

Abstract

Computer gaming addiction has been evolved as a detrimental form of addiction in yesteryears. the past researches show that internet and gaming addiction is as problematic as it takes a toll on one's mental and physical health. Body Mass Index (BMI) is one of the key facets to determine one's physical health fitness since the last two centuries. Consequently, gaming and addiction and body mass index strike as being associated to each other. Thus, this paper aims to investigate the impact of computer gaming addiction (CGA) on the Body Mass Index (BMI) of a person. The research methodology is based on a survey conducted in the Sukkur city of Pakistan where 300 respondents participated. To ensure the legitimacy of research, consensus based scaling was used and the responses were validated by performing Chi square test. The results indicated a significant impact of Computer gaming addiction (CGA) on the Body mass index (BMI) of an individual.