From one year to the next: Video gaming life-style predicts subsequent psychosocial risk in adolescent boys and girls.
Linda S PaganiMégane JalbertJeffrey L DerevenskyPublished in: Journal of paediatrics and child health (2022)
In both boys and girls, a more intense video gaming life-style predicted subsequent risks for reactive aggression and ADHD symptoms, compared with their same sex counterparts reporting less intensity. For boys only, video gaming was associated with subsequent reactive emotional distress, likely due to the gender differences in violent content. Our data were collected at a time when there were less versatile screen-based technologies; therefore, our findings can be interpreted as very conservative compared to current estimates. Paediatric professionals and allied disciplines must take preventive measures to ensure that parents are aware of the risks associated with excessive use by their sons and daughters.
Keyphrases
- mental health
- human health
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- young adults
- intensive care unit
- emergency department
- autism spectrum disorder
- working memory
- high intensity
- high throughput
- weight gain
- big data
- risk assessment
- adverse drug
- climate change
- sleep quality
- body mass index
- physical activity
- single cell
- depressive symptoms
- data analysis