Millions of people today enjoy playing a wide variety of video games; it's not just for teens and children. It’s long been a widely held assumption that for those who enjoy playing video games that they spend a lot of their time alone and that they live a very isolated lifestyle.
Researchers in Sweden wanted to test this notion and investigate whether or not extensive gaming time translated into having fewer relationships with others and lower quality relationships at that.
They included over 100 participants in their study and more than half of them were female. The researchers determined that there was no connection between extensive playing time and isolation, or any inability to make friends and social connections.
Of those participants who were included in the study, they had expressed the ability and self control to limit their game time so that it didn’t negatively infringe upon their other responsibilities and activities etc. They were able to effectively balance their playing time with their studies, time spent with family, and social engagements etc.
Students reported that playing games gave them something in common that they could share and discuss with others, but it wasn't necessarily seen as something that created new friendships.
For some teens who spend a great deal of time playing, they also create their own games, and this has helped to fuel a multi-billion dollar industry. There are thousands of teenagers over the last decade who have made a fortune for themselves as a result of the games that they’ve developed.
Previous studies on gaming have suggested that for those who play, it might help to develop better critical thinking skills, focus, and help to boost academic performance.
Despite any addictive properties that might be present, there are many who are still able to play and enjoy games without the game turning them into a serial killer or prompting them too cut off all of their friendships and live a hermit lifestyle.
However, for those who do spend hours at a time sitting down on the couch or in a chair, playing their favorite games, there are some serious health implications that could come along with embracing such a sedentary lifestyle.
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Sources:
https://www.thelocal.se/20180321/gamers-have-just-as-many-friends-as-non-gamers-swedish-study-shows
http://www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180323-how-video-games-make-some-teens-millionaires
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/aug/08/positive-link-between-video-games-and-academic-performance-study-suggests
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/12/171212102158.htm
https://steemit.com/health/@doitvoluntarily/trying-to-reverse-decades-of-sedentary-living
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