Participants included 813 undergraduate students (500 young women, 313 young men, M age = 20…) who were mainly European American (79%), unmarried (100%) and living outside their parents’ home (90%).

* the more the students play video games, the worse their relationships are with friends and parents (although this effect is modest)
* those who play video games daily smoke pot twice as much as other players and three times more than those who never play
* young women who play often have lower self-esteem

 

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well none of those things are true for me

"who were mainly European American (79%)"

Playing games makes you white!

lol

That is a clearly balanced sample group.

Let's not forget that it could be tied the other way around, for instance people with poor interpersonal skills might be more likely to play games, for example. Not saying it is, but it's not necessarily games as root cause.

The study shows correlation -- and causation.

That's a BIG difference.


Mike from Morgantown

Holy crap!! I better take that Wii away from my daughter before she becomes a pothead!! Damn you DDR and Mario Kart!!

see thsi is why we should stop studying things.

Too late, kids emulate what they see. Ergo, she's going to drive her go-kart to raves.