{"id":121813,"date":"2020-11-16T21:20:59","date_gmt":"2020-11-16T21:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/oxford-study-video-games-mental-health-november-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-11-16T21:20:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-16T21:20:59","slug":"oxford-study-suggests-playing-video-games-can-be-good-for-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2020\/11\/16\/oxford-study-suggests-playing-video-games-can-be-good-for-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Study Suggests Playing Video Games Can Be Good for Mental Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Video games have a history of\u00a0being claimed to be a terrible influence on young people,\u00a0or even society at large. However, research on the psychological effect of gaming<\/a> continues, and a recent study from Oxford University suggests that playing games can be good for a person’s mental health.<\/p>\n

The study was conducted by academic researchers from Oxford University who are using gameplay data for the first time. The researchers surveyed 3,274 players with psychological questionnaires and records of time playing two popular games,\u00a0Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/em><\/a> and\u00a0Plants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville<\/em>.\u00a0It was found that playtime and strong social connections with others\u00a0correlated\u00a0with a sense of well-being.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Compulsive Gaming Classified as Mental Health Disorder by WHO<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One of the study’s\u00a0author, Oxford Internet Institute Director of Research Andrew Przybylski,\u00a0said\u00a0the goal was to research the link between video gaming as a “leisure activity” and players’ mental well-being with objective data.\u00a0The study found positive results, with several hours of Animal Crossing:\u00a0New Horizons<\/i><\/a>\u00a0leaving players\u00a0generally happier. However, Przybylski said it doesn’t give games a “carte blanche pass,” since previous studies have not been as great as they could have. He says that further research will reveal more evidence regarding what is generally\u00a0harmful or beneficial about gaming.<\/p>\n

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The paper\u00a0points out that using\u00a0gameplay data is\u00a0a big deal, because previous studies on video games<\/a> generally use self-reported time by players instead of hard data. This apparently shocked researchers\u00a0given\u00a0how much data the gaming companies had on players, and what few were\u00a0used in past studies on the mental impact of gaming.\u00a0However, the researchers collaborated with Nintendo and EA, and were able to capitalize on the internet-based connection the\u00a0games\u00a0use for research.<\/p>\n

The study does point out that it has not been peer-reviewed and is subject to change in time, and\u00a0there are still factors that require more\u00a0research. The study only used Animal Crossing<\/em> and Plants vs. Zombies<\/em>, two all-ages games, instead of something like\u00a0the latest Call of Duty<\/em><\/a> or GTA<\/em> games; usual targets for violent video game controversies. There’s also the matter of intrinsic enjoyment, where someone plays games because it’s fun; versus\u00a0extrinsic, where someone is\u00a0essentially pressured by players or game mechanics.<\/p>\n

Przybylski comments on how major institutions like the World Health Organization and the NHS have not been working with good data on this subject.\u00a0However, he and the other researchers are hopeful that\u00a0this study and more like it\u00a0will produce a “higher standard of evidence” for serious discussions about video games, players’ mental health<\/a>, and subsequent policymaking.<\/p>\n

MORE: Animal Crossing Fan Creates Amazing Animated Series Trailer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Source: Oxford Internet\u00a0Institute<\/a><\/p>\n\n

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