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Stress Levels Hiked by Playing Video Games for Long Periods

by Kathy Jones on Jan 10 2012 8:30 PM

 Stress Levels Hiked by Playing Video Games for Long Periods
Playing video games for long periods may increase your stress levels and lead to anxiety and depression compared to those who play moderately.
The study was led by Daniel Loton from Victoria University who found that those who played for more than 33 hours a week had higher stress and anxiety levels and were more depressed compared to those who played for 21 hours a week.

According to the study, those who played more were 15 percent more stressed and 25 percent more depressed compared to those who were moderate gamers.

Loton also revealed that excessive gamers had a different coping style compared to moderate gamers. “Excessive gamers displayed higher avoidance coping and lower approach coping styles compared to balanced gamers. This may be reflective of video games being used as a coping mechanism to relax and as a distraction from difficulties”, he said.


Source-Medindia


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