News tagged with video game addiction

Study identifies risks, consequences of video game addiction

Parents may have good reason to be concerned about how much time their kids have been spending playing their new video games since the holidays. A new study by an international research team -- including an ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 17, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Internet addiction center opens in US

(AP) -- Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 03, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

National study finds nearly 1 in 10 youth gamers addicted to video games

Parents have been saying for years that their kids are "addicted" to video games, but a new study by an Iowa State University psychology professor is the first to actually report that pathological patterns ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 7

Study Links Internet Addiction to Aggression in Teens

(PhysOrg.com) -- Armed with the findings of a new study, Taiwanese researchers suggest parents and educators pay more attention to children’s online habits because Internet-addicted teens seem more prone to aggression. However, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0