Author(s)

Tingyu Han ¹, Ting Chen ¹, Yuzhu Chen ¹, Xiaojin Zhao ¹, Xiaoyang Lu ¹

Affiliation(s)

¹ Nantong Institute of Technology, Nantong, 22600, Jiangsu, China

Corresponding Author

Xiaoyang Lu

ABSTRACT

To address the issue of time loss caused by excessive immersion in competitive games, this study takes personal self-control as the core entry point and designs a game time control model suitable for adolescent players, integrating foundational theories from marketing and psychology. Through a questionnaire survey, 420 valid responses were collected. Using SPSS for reliability and validity analysis, correlation analysis, and regression analysis, the quantitative relationship between self-control, game time, and addiction tendency was clarified. A model framework was constructed based on these findings and validated through small-scale player testing. The results indicate that the model effectively guides players to enhance their self-management capabilities, reducing the average daily game time of the test group by 31.2%. The research outcomes provide practical methods for managing adolescent game time and offer references for the positive design of competitive games.

KEYWORDS

Competitive Games; Personal Self-Control; Game Time Management; Empirical Analysis; SPSS

CITE THIS PAPER

Tingyu Han, Ting Chen, Yuzhu Chen, Xiaojin Zhao, Xiaoyang Lu. Research on the Construction of a Self-Control Ability and Game Time Management Model for Adolescent Competitive Game Players. Adult and Higher Education (2026). Vol. 8, No. 1, 110-116. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.23977/aduhe.2026.080114.

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