Splebly » Medicine http://www.splebly.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:34:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Average Gamer Is 35, Fat and Bummed http://www.splebly.com/average-gamer-is-35-fat-and-bummed http://www.splebly.com/average-gamer-is-35-fat-and-bummed#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:42:00 +0000 Carrie-Anne tag:google.com,2005:reader/item/5595c10da034d188

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]]> kamapuaa writes “According to a study published in the upcoming October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the average US video game player is 35 years old, overweight, and tends toward depression. Specifically, female video game players tended towards depression, while males tended towards large BMIs. While the study itself points to several conclusions, one researcher noted: ‘… habitual use of video games as a coping response may provide a genesis for obsessive-compulsive video-game playing, if not video-game addiction.’” On the flip side, the Washington Post is running a story about the mental health benefits of playing video games.

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