Risks And Consequences Of Video Game Addiction
Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 17:10
in Psychology & Sociology
If you are concerned your child spends too much time playing video games, you're not alone. And you may be right in your worry. A new study says video game "addiction" is a global problem and that greater amounts of gaming, lower social competence and greater impulsivity were risk factors for becoming pathological gamers. A two-year longitudinal study of 3,034 third through eighth grade students in Singapore found approximately 9% of gamers to be pathological players according to standards similar to those established by the American Psychiatric Association for diagnosing gambling addiction. Serious problems like depression, anxiety, social phobias and lower school performance seemed to be outcomes of their pathological play. read more