New Pediatrics study identifies the risks, consequences of video game addiction
Thursday, January 20, 2011 - 11:40
in Psychology & Sociology
Parents may have good reason to be concerned about how much time their kids have been spending playing their new video games since the holidays. A new study by an international research team - including an Iowa State University psychologist - found further evidence that video game 'addiction' exists globally and that greater amounts of gaming, lower social competence and greater impulsivity were risk factors for becoming pathological gamers...