July 2019 PMID 31402891

The Association Between Video Gaming and Psychological Functioning.

Juliane M von der Heiden, Beate Braun, Kai W Müller, Boris Egloff

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Overall, comments reflect a balanced view, with some posts emphasizing negative aspects such as addiction and reduced control, while others highlight cognitive benefits and call for further research. The tone varies from cautious skepticism to recognition of complex psychological outcomes, illustrating an engaged but measured response to the publication.

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Abstract in brief

The study analyzed data from over 2,700 individuals to explore how video gaming relates to psychological health, finding a medium-sized negative correlation between problematic gaming and mental well-being.
It highlights that gamers’ motivations and preferred game genres, such as distraction or action games, are linked to different psychological outcomes, with some playing for distraction showing more mental health concerns.
The research suggests that further studies are needed to determine whether psychological issues are a cause or result of problematic gaming behavior.]

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Es war eine interessante Lektüre und die gesamte Bandbreite erfasster Variablen ist spannend zu lesen und interpretieren. Von Der Heiden, J. M., Braun, B., Müller, K. W., & Egloff, B. (2019). The Association Between Video Gaming and Psychological Functioning. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 1731. 8/x

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@hughhowey @sweatystartup You can divide gamers into two+ groups, the group using gaming for 'distraction' (IE like alcohol to avoid issues) do badly, but they might well do badly anyway https://t.co/8rKHnJNpao

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@_ShiroCC_ Diferentes en el consumo de ciertos videojuegos [https://t.co/lhZo7S8GY8 min 1:40-4:12].

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Juan Brujo

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Ve aquí otros beneficios de los #videojuegos ¿Son peligrosos los Videojuegos?

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Dr. Alexandre Hillairet, DAOM

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A game is not harmful but excessive gaming is harmful. Another study to refute Oxford’s study. “Addiction, solitude” https://t.co/FScfR2dkx8

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@TotumaStereo hace un par de años se demostró que los videojuegos no tienen un impacto significativo en el comportamiento de niños y adolescentes https://t.co/FyWYGKSO4e

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@MoSoApril2019 The only problem has been the rise in sociality. Their level of maturity and morality has also dropped just as much, if not farther. Games/gaming are likely to be the #1 cause. https://t.co/RkiEOGwoi3

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Miller

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RT @curiosamente: un efecto de catarsis. En nuestro vídeo te contamos más al respecto.

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un efecto de catarsis. En nuestro vídeo te contamos más al respecto.

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José Alejandro

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@Juuken7 @jonjuanma Lo de los videojuegos está estudiado y sí hacen algo. Ya #AldousHuxley lo profetizó en parte en #BrandNewWorld Un videoresumen en https://t.co/1fQNo9E6rL Hay algo, no todo pero algo, más datos en el video. Tanta violencia raya el cerebro. Una lobotomía progresiva.

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Red savitar

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Hasta los cojones de que metan a los videojuegos como si fueran el mal cuando fue el alcohol https://t.co/q8UeTbfDeT https://t.co/0eSOQ5Ccf2

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Lee Van Rensburg

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⁦⁦@mattyfred_⁩ ⁦ Thank you for your comment. Always felt a little guilty letting my son game as and when he wants. It’s not about the sport/ game it’s why you doing it. The Association Between Video Gaming and Psychological Functioning https://t.co/zScoT5VPy3

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Video games aren’t as bad as they seem

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@MigueGaspar @nancyovelar7 https://t.co/ahb1MCtc4P Google me escucha, justamente acaba de sugerirme este video que salió ayer y explica de manera sencilla todo esto. En algún momento se debe abordar el tema en las escuelas y colegios

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"...gamers’ reasons for playing and their preferred game genres were differentially related to psychological functioning with the most notable findings for distraction-motivated players as well as action game players" https://t.co/ZK0g7PebXo

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The Association Between Video Gaming and Psychological Functioning.

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