January 20, 2011

When Video Games Get Problematic So Do Smoking, Drug Use and Aggression

ScienceDaily for January 19, 2011 reported on gaming by adolescents.

A new study on gaming and health in adolescents, conducted by researchers at Yale School of Medicine, found some significant gender differences linked to gaming as well as important health risks associated with problematic gaming. Published November 15 in the journal Pediatrics, the study is among the first and largest to examine possible health links to gaming and problematic gaming in a community sample of adolescents.