A&M social network analysis experts Tyler Prochnow and Megan Patterson, along with...
Reid Markowski and Carlos Anaya play Super Smash Bros. Ultimate during a gaming tournament in 2019. A Texas A&M study found that online gaming can have positive effects on mental health.Online games can create a social support network with positive effects for the players’ mental health, a study led by two Texas A&M University professors has found.
“We had seen a lot of literature about the negative aspects of gaming, and how many health professionals were concerned for isolation and depressive symptoms,” Prochnow said. “We wanted to see what these games do to allow individuals to connect, either with others online that they don’t know, or some of their friends that they may not be able to see in person.”
Prochnow said the game involved coaching college football teams, and involved building a community with different users.
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