Nearly 1 In 10 Youth Gamers Addicted To Video Games
Monday, April 20, 2009 - 18:14
in Psychology & Sociology
In a new national study of 1,178 American youths, psychologists found nearly one in 10 of the gamers (8.5 percent) to be pathological players according to standards established for pathological gambling.
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