” Prochnow said. “Many people feel a sense of community, support, and comfort through online gaming, and I think we need to do a better job measuring these connections and fostering them to improve mental health in today’s digital age.”...
Growing concern has emerged in the media as well as in the scientific community regarding the potential negative effects of these games in this population [1]. Accordingly, for the past thirty years, several studies have broached this subject. For the most part, studies have focused on violent...
The causal effect of video game engagement on mental well-being is estimated by the IV method.a,b, The effects on PD (a) and on life satisfaction (b). The analysis sample is limited to those who joined game console lotteries. The point estimates (mean values) and the 95% CIs are sho...
The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games "is probably too small" to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford published Wednesday. Ad "Our study finds little to no evidence of connections between gameplay and well-being," said Andrew K. Przybylski...
Effects of a Preventive Mental Health Curriculum Embedded Into a Scholarly Gaming Course on Adolescent Self-Esteem: Prospective Matched Pairs ExperimentBackground Positive self-esteem predicts happiness and well-being and serves as a protective factor for favorable mental health. Scholarly gaming within ...
Above are just three examples of specific games that can boost your mental health and help you to bust stress and feelings of depression and anxiety. There are however, a great many more that can have a great impact on your mental wellbeing. ...
Studies such as the one outlined here can help to provide more depth and breadth to understanding the impact of gaming on individuals. Together withother studiesthat have also shown the positive effects of video gameplay, this research can help policymakers and organizations that are involved in...
1Citations Abstract The present study aims to investigate whether online gaming experience and social components in online gaming can influence gamers’ mental health. It is hypothesized that more intensive and frequent online gaming experience is negatively related to gamers’ mental health. Besides, ...
Researchers are still trying to understand the activity’s risks and effects, since it has only recently become such a common pastime — 63 percent of U.S. households contain at least one “frequent gamer,” a trait that didn’t exist a couple of generations ago. ...
The relationship between gaming time and gaming disorder can be moderated by other variables. This study aimed to test the moderating role of mental health. Participants (N = 461) were recruited online. Gaming time was a statistically significant p