Table 2. Characteristics of children and adolescents with regard to playing video games (n=393).
| Variables | N (%) |
| Number of days spent in a week playing video games | |
| One day | 22 (5.6%) |
| Two days | 29 (7.4%) |
| Three days | 24 (6.1%) |
| Four days | 27 (6.9%) |
| Five days | 29 (7.4%) |
| Six days | 14 (3.6%) |
| Every day | 248 (63.1%) |
| Number of hours spent in a day playing video games | |
| Less than one hour | 38 (9.7%) |
| One to two hours | 64 (16.3%) |
| Two to three hours | 68 (17.3%) |
| Three to four hours | 71 (18.1%) |
| Four to five hours | 53 (13.5%) |
| More than five hours | 99 (25.2%) |
| Playing multiplayer games regularly (online games) | |
| Yes | 352 (89.6%) |
| No | 41 (10.4%) |
| Type of games usually played | |
| Shooter games | 154 (39.2%) |
| Sport games | 62 (15.8%) |
| Adventure games | 87 (22.1%) |
| Action and survival games | 32 (8.1%) |
| Fighting games | 30 (7.6%) |
| Strategy games | 13 (3.3%) |
| Simulation games | 15 (3.8%) |
| Where do you play usually? | |
| Alone in the room | 233 (59.3%) |
| In the presence of the family | 160 (40.7%) |
| Do the parents supervise the games you play? | |
| Yes | 192 (48.9%) |
| No | 201 (51.1%) |
| Does the child or adolescent mimic the games in real life like doing impulsive movements or saying bad words? | |
| Yes | 103 (26.2%) |
| No | 290 (73.8%) |