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Chinese Undergraduates’ Behavior and Experiences of Internet Game Addiction: A Qualitative Case Study of CCNU via NVivo

In China, the number of game addicts has been upsurging among university students, but rare research has been dedicated to them from micro-perspective. To investigate the condition of college students’ computer game addiction, this study conducted and recorded in-depth interviews among six undergraduates in CCNU, and then analyzed transcriptions of the recordings in NVivo. Researcher found that they take playing games as the main way of relaxing and effective socializing, and most of the them began to contact games at a very young age. Besides, online game addiction is related to both external conditions—equipment and teachers’ management as well as internal feelings like their perceptions of pressure. To prevent or alleviate their game addiction, teachers and administers should pay attention to the students’ emotional needs, strengthen the adaptability education for freshmen, and help students have clear career plans.