Computer Addiction of Students in Schools under the Office of Basic Education Commission, Bangkok

This study aimed to detect and propose solution to computer addicted obese students in grades 9-11. In phase I, 288 students (18 schools) were chosen to explore computer addiction and related factors, and 36 volunteers were recruited to brain storm and create strategic management. In phase II, 90 comparison groups (3 schools) and 82 experimental groups(3 schools) attended the training of constructing E-magazines to enhance their creative use of computers. The results showed that in phase I, the percentage of computer addiction was 7.39; that were more likely in males (2.20:1). There were statistically significant differences in the means of computer addiction regarding gender, education level, GPA. and parent's education. There were statistically significant correlations between academic performance, consumption, relaxation, exercise, heath status, and personality and computer addiction. Special and closer attention should be paid to these, and a risk-focus approach should be implemented in introversion-neuroticism personalities. In phrase II, the posttest indicated that there was a statistically significant decrease in computer game use, frequency of use and hours spent on a computer.