For years, playing video games was given a bad rap with all the scientific reports, articles and research listing its negative effects on kids. But a new study sets the record straight on whether or not the activity really affects young children’s cognitive abilities. In a study published ...
Adolescents spend an average 47 minutes a day playing videogames, although boys spend more time playing, especially on weekends, and invest more money in this type of entertainment compared to girls, who are mainly occasional players. These are some of the main results of the study on videogam...
The study focused on almost 5,000 kids and compared those who didn't play at all with those who indulged in console games such as Nintendo Wii and Sony Play Stations, or computer-based games. "Young people who indulged in a little video game-playing were associated with being better adjust...
...video games had no effect on behavior, attention or emotional issues. A study in the UK spanning a decade and involving over 11,000 children has made no association between playing video games in early childhood to behavior problems later in life. ...
Parents often worry about the harmful impacts of video games on their children, from mental health and social problems to missing out on exercise. Ad But a large new US study published inJAMA Network Openon Monday indicates there may also becognitive benefitsassociated with the popular pastime. ...
The effect of violent video games on aggression: Is it more than just the violence? Experimental research has shown that playing violent video games produces higher levels of aggressive cognition, aggressive affect, physiological arousal, ... PJC Adachi,T Willoughby - 《Aggression & Violent Behavior...
16 A New Study Shows Benefit of Playing Video Games for KidsPlaying video games, including violent shooter games, may 1 children's learning, health and social skills, according to a review of research on the 2 effects of video game play to be published by the American Psychological ...
Video games are fun to play, but can they heal as well? That’s what researches from the School of Optometry and the Neuroscience Institute atUC Berkeleyare positing in a new paper. The team found that playing video games could possibly help adults with amblyopia, a brain disorder commonly ...
. They may cause harm to kids' eyesight. . They may make it difficult for kids to focus on study. . They may damage kids' memory. . They may put kids in danger because of lower response times.( )16. The author is most likely to support___. . playing educational games without brea...
Thechildhood obesityrate in the United States has tripled in 30 years, with experts blaming the rise on everything from a poor diet based on processed foods to kids spending too much time in front of the television or playing computer games when they could be outside exercising. ...