Video Games Are Basically Harmless if You’re In the Vast Statistical Majority

Joe Chen (9) – STAFF REPORTER

How prevalent are video games in the minds of modern students? The answer is not very. For most students at least.

Video games are much like any other hobby. Some people take it to an extreme but the majority of people practice in moderation. A study done by the U.S. National Institute of Health surveyed 4028 anonymous students about their gaming habits in correlation to other life factors. Among these students, only 4.9% of students reported gaming to be a problem in their life, with the study concluding there wasn’t any decisive evidence between gaming and negative behaviour. Additionally, there seemed to be a correlation between boys who played video games with decreased drug use, along with girls who played video games and decreased depression rates. The point is, gaming shouldn’t really be a concern within the wide-spread student population.

When asked about gaming habits in their lives’, most students of St Robert’s reported spending an hour or less on games daily, stating that games weren’t at the forefront of their mind.

“I don’t think about it often.” states Naomi (9), “I think it’s because I have a lot of things on my mind and games aren’t really important to me.” Students like her have other priorities such as school, family, and a future to think about. Most just don’t have the energy or headspace to think about games.

High school students in broad terms just don’t think about video games that much. So long as nothing drastic changes, video games will remain a non-issue.

Sources:

Desai, Rani A., et al. “Video Game Playing in High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences and Problematic Gaming.” Pediatrics, U.S. National Library of Medicine, Dec. 2010, www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3678538/

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