This investigation aimed to measure the significant relation between the addiction to videogames and social skills. The sample is composed of 375 teenagers of both sexes on a private school in East Lima, Peru. The instrument used is the Videogame Addiction Test of Marcos and Choliz - 2012 and the Scale of Social Skills (SSS) of Goldstein - 1978, adapted in Peru by Tomas (1995). The results reveal a weak correlation, negative and significant between the videogames addiction and social skills (rho - 132p<0,05). Furthermore it was found a significant relation in the social dimensions: “skills alternative to the aggression” (rho= -.209;p<0,05) and “skills related to stress” (rho= -.108; p<0,05). Therefore, the conclusion was that, while there’s low levels os videogames addiction, there will be more resources to have proper relations, or contrariwise.

This investigation aimed to measure the significant relation between the addiction to videogames andsocial skills. The sample is composed of 375 teenagers of both sexes on a private school in East Lima,Peru. The instrument used is the Videogame Addiction Test of Marcos and Choliz - 2012 and theScale of Social Skills (SSS) of Goldstein - 1978, adapted in Peru by Tomas (1995). The results reveala weak correlation, negative and significant between the videogames addiction and social skills (rho -132p<0,05). Furthermore it was found a significant relation in the social dimensions: “skills alternativeto the aggression” (rho= -.209;p<0,05) and “skills related to stress” (rho= -.108; p<0,05). Therefore, theconclusion was that, while there’s low levels os videogames addiction, there will be more resourcesto have proper relations, or contrariwise.

La presente investigación tiene por objetivo determinar la relación significativa entre la dependencia a videojuegos y las habilidades sociales, la muestra estuvo conformada por 375 adolescentes de ambos sexos de una Institución Educativa estatal de Lima Este. Como instrumentos se utilizó, el Test de dependencia a videojuegos de Marcos y Cholíz - 2012 y la Escala de Habilidades Sociales (EHS) de Goldstein -1978, adaptada en el Perú por Ambrosio Tomás en 1995. Los resultados revelan que existe correlación débil, negativa y significativa entre la dependencia a videojuegos y las habilidades sociales general (rho= -.132 p<0.05), así también se encontró una relación significativa en las dimensiones de habilidades sociales “habilidades alternativas a la agresión” (rho= -.209; p<0.05) y “habilidades relacionadas con el estrés” (rho= -.108; p<0.05). Por lo tanto se concluy...