The study notes that it is correlation, not causation. And sometimes correlations are spurious. I wonder if the same numbers were run on computer usage -- or any potentially solitary activity (working out at the gym) would show a similar pattern. Furthermore, nothing speaks of the strength of this correlation.
This was based on a nationwide survey. Interesting that of the 813 respondents, 500 were women. It is also northworthy that this in interpreting data from a general study, not a specific study looking at video games. So the structure could lead to some interesting results.
I would like to read the entire journal article. I wonder if I can get it at work (WVU). It would also be interesting to see what else was included on the survey.
Mike from Morgantown
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