چکیده (انگلیسی):

Computer games as an emerging phenomenon have encompassed extensive aspects of
children's life that social skills are considered as one of the most important aspects. This study was
conducted aiming at evaluation of the relationship between the duration of playing computer games
(DPCG) and social skills. The study was a descriptive - correlation type. The statistical population of research
included all the students in fifth grade of primary schools in Karaj in the academic year of 2013-2014 with a
sample size of 363 subjects (n=363), which were selected using the clustering – multi-stage sampling
method. The study showed a significant relationship between social skills and DPCG (P<0.01). Also among
the subscales of social skills, there were significant correlations between the subscales of cooperation and
self-restraint and the DPCG (P<0.01), while self-assertiveness and empathy subscales had no significant
correlation with the DPCG. This study illustrates that with increased DPCG, the children's social skills would
decrease.