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Study - one in every 12 young gamers show video game addiction |
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Dr. Douglas Gentile has released the findings for his latest study,
which sought to observe and determine the presence of video game
addiction in gamers aged 8-18 years. The result? One in every 12 young
gamers show unmistakable signs of gaming addiction.The study, entitled, "Pathological video game use among youth 8 to 18: A national study" made use of a sample of 1,178 American youngsters from the said age group. Dr. Gentile preferred not to use the word "addiction" since it's not even a proper medical term. But he did verify that pathological game use shows the same symptoms as that of "addiction" such as:
- Lying to family and friends about video game usage
- Using video games to escape from problems or bad feelings
- Becoming restless or irritable when attempting to stop playing video games
- Skipping homework in order to play video games
- Doing poorly on a school assignment or test because they spent too much time on games.
Pathological status significantly predicted poorer school performance even after controlling for sex, age, and weekly amount of video game play. These results confirm that pathological gaming can be measured reliably, that the construct demonstrates validity, and that it is not simply isomorphic with a high amount of play.
One in 12, huh? I personally thought that the number would be greater, but it's great news that the number isn't as big as I thought. How about you guys? Any of those symptoms sound familiar?
Here's an easier, less-scientific way to find out if you're hooked:
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Lying to family and friends about how often they engage in sports
Using sports and other physical activities to escape from problems or bad feelings
Becoming restless or irritable when not engaged in sports of physical activities
Skipping homework in order to play sports or practice their sport of choice
Doing poorly on a school assignment or test because they spent too much time playing or practicing their sport.
SHUT UP. You have no point, you're making up whatever suits your view about something you personally dislike.
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*I wouldnt say I use them to escape but they definately help relax
*Never tried to stop
*Oh yeah...many a time
*I wouldnt say I did poorly...maybe didnt I achieve full potential..:)
Oh well...Guess I'm an addict...or a pathological game user...better join gamers anonomous.
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Maybe it's cuz I dled a gamesave with all the characters cleared, I don't spend too much time on that game. I only spend about 30-40 minutes and then I'm 'done' with it. Good game though
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lets just hope this doesn't go on the news, cuz then mi rents will see, and bye bye video games =[
psp n 360 FTW
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Now I'm in my 20's and I'm not as interested in gaming anymore. Still love collecting games and talking about them, but I don't play them as much as I did before.
Since I was so addicted to video games, I don't really don't have any other interests, so kindof sucks.
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although i do know a few of my mates that still gets addicted to gaming even when working and still have time for social meetings and stuffs, so it's not all bad for gaming addicts.
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but i thought that it would be as high as ~20-30%
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