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Video Games And The Depressed Teenagers

Citation

Rabin, Roni Caryn. "Do Video Games Cause Depression in Teenagers? - NYTimes.com." //Health and Wellness - Well Blog - NYTimes.com//. The New York Times, 16 Nov. 2011. Web. 16 Nov. 2011. .

Summary

Some people say that video games can become a habit that can cause depression as well as social anxiety ,and that playing them can have serious repercussions when they grow up. Studies have been done to try and prove if heavy and occasional gamers will get depressed if playing video games. The results differed as heavy gamer who spent an average of 31 hours compared to people who play an averaged of 19 hours or less of playing video games where more than twice as more likely to be depressed or have social anxiety.

Quotes

1. Dr. Gentile suggested "That teenagers who are experiencing problems may retreat into gaming, and that the gaming may, in turn, increase their depression and isolation."

2. Dr. Gentile also says "Young people who were more impulsive, more socially inept and less empathetic to begin with were more likely to become excessive video game players."

3. Dr. Gentile says that "Children who were more impulsive and less comfortable with other children spent more time playing video games, the study found."

Facts

1. the latest study followed 3000 students in third, fourth, seventh, an eighth grade, in Singapore. More impulsive an less comfortable, children,8

2.girl are less likely to become addicted to video games because guys are more visual then girl