Impact Of Playing Video Games On The Social Behavior And Academic Performance Of Medical Student In Taif City

Background: videogames addiction is considered the main entertainment today for both children and adults. Prolonged use of video games resulted in addiction that had an adverse impact on the social behavior and academic performance. Objective: The current study aimed to assess the impact of video games on the social behavior and academic performance among females’ medical students at Taif university, Saudi Arabia.Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was carried out using an online questionnaire. A sample random technique was used to select the participants. Data was analyzed using (SPSS program, version 22.0.). For the qualitative data, frequency and percentages were presented in tables. P-value