Predictive role of Personality Traits and Self Control in Mental Health and Academic Achievement among Adolescents Playing Online Games

The present research explores the effect of online gaming on personality traits, self-control, mental health and academic achievement. The population of the study consisted of the adolescents who play online games. A sample of 308 (N=308) adolescents were selected by using purposive sampling technique from different areas of Punjab. Big Five Personality Inventory (John & Srivastava, 1999). Self-control scale (Tangney et al. 2004), and Mental Health Questionnaire (Dubey & Singh, 2016) were used to collect the data in current research. The results of correlation showed that personality traits extraversion, agreeableness conscientiousness, and openness were significantly positively correlated with self-control, mental health, and academic achievement and neuroticism was negatively but significantly related to self-control, mental health, and academic achievement. The results of multiple regression analysis exhibited that personality traits (extraversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness) and self-control were confirmed to be significant predictors of mental health and Personality traits (extraversion, neuroticism, openness) and self-control were shown to be significant predictors of academic achievement.