The researchers found that gaming was generally not harmful for boys, but may effect girls' social skills.
The researchers found that gaming was generally not harmful for boys, but may effect girls' social skills. Despite parental concerns about the effect playing video games may have on childhood development, a new study out of Norway says the popular pastime is generally not harmful – for boys, anyway., published in the journal Child Development, explored how video games affected the social skills of children from the ages of six to 12.
Additionally, the children’s teachers were asked to complete questionnaires about their students’ social competence, including measures of co-operation, assertion, and self-control.Researchers also took into consideration several other factors that may affect the results of the study, including the children’s gender because boys tend to spend more time gaming and may be more likely to display lower levels of social competence.
As a result, the research team found that “generally speaking,” gaming didn’t affect children’s social development with one exception. The study noted that 10-year-old girls who played video games more frequently were less socially competent than their peers two years later when they were 12-years-old.
Interestingly, the researchers suggested that poor social competence may actually drive children to retreat from social situations in order to play video games instead.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
'Game-Changer' Study Suggests Peanut Allergies Can Be Treated EarlyDoctor dubs new study as “game-changer” for children and parents with peanut allergies
Read more »
Regular pot use may interfere with medical sedation, study suggestsPeople who use cannabis on a regular basis could require up to two times the usual level of sedation when undergoing medical procedures, a small-scale study suggests.
Read more »
New study suggests greenhouse gas emissions from Alberta’s oil sands may be higher than reportedEnvironment Canada scientists say four major oil sands mines are releasing an average of about one-third more carbon dioxide per barrel of oil than they report – a crucial number used for everything from determining national emissions levels to calculating carbon tax
Read more »
Maple Leafs not looking back ahead of Game 7, but ghosts of past failures remainConnor Brown and the Maple Leafs sent all the right messages ahead of Game 7 last year.
Read more »
J.J. Adams: Sleepless nights for winless Whitecaps coach may not end against L.A.It’s easy to be a winner, says Marc Dos Santos. And he’d know — he’s been one everywhere he’s coached. The Whitecaps have providing him with an entirely new experience.
Read more »
Colby Cosh: Social Credit may be dead. Long live Social Credit!Yet our age appears to be acquiring some of the same distrust of capitalism, and appetite for economic fads, as those of the 1930s
Read more »
Mets ace Jacob deGrom plays catch, may not need MRI - Sportsnet.caNew York Mets ace Jacob deGrom played catch in the Busch Stadium outfield and may not need an MRI on his elbow after all.
Read more »
Why Jason Kenney's workaholic style may not work when he's premier - Macleans.caJason Markusoff's Alberta Politics Insider for April 18: Dying on every hill, Kenney's one-man Department of Micromanagement, and more
Read more »
Opinion: The Trump administration’s new Cuba restrictions are harmful and belligerentA number of Canadian companies engaged in the Caribbean country could be harmed by this decision
Read more »
Sharks survive wild Game 6, force Game 7 against Golden Knights - Sportsnet.caWith their backs against the wall, the Sharks earned a crucial Game 6 double-overtime win in Vegas to hold off the Golden Knights' celebrations and force a Game 7.
Read more »
Schwartz has the game of his life against Jets in Game 6 - Sportsnet.caJaden Schwartz talks about his game on the ice against the Winnipeg Jets in Game 6 and describes how the Blue played in the series.
Read more »