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How to Stop Addiction: Is Pathological Video Gaming an “Addiction”?
Question by PS3 Slim: Is Pathological Video Gaming an “Addiction”?
We told you last week that eating too much may soon be considered an “addiction.” Now here’s another one for you: video game addiction.
A new study found that kids and teens who are more likely to become addicted to video games (which researchers call “pathological” video gaming) are those who spend a lot of hours playing these games, have trouble fitting in with other kids and are more impulsive than children who aren’t addicted, HealthDay reports.
We’ve always had a bit of an intolerance for kids (and adults) who’d rather be playing video games than doing anything else … even if it’s Rock Band or Wii tennis.
But apparently, for some young people, this is a serious “addiction.” Once addicted to video games, children in the study were more likely to become depressed, anxious or have other social phobias. Their school performance also suffered.