Look about six people to your left. Now five down to the right. OK, one of you is addicted to video games, says a study out of Australasia that ratifies a finding in one out of Iowa State University.
The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress says that eight percent of those who play video games ā one in 12 ā show signs of addiction. However, the study noted that āvideo game addictionā is not itself a disorder but āan expression of deeper issuesā in those involved in the study.
An earlier study, later criticized for how it selected its participants, found about 8.5 percent of players aged 8 to 18 were āpathological gamers.ā The study from Down Under covered all ages.
https://lastchance.cc/study-8-5-percent-of-kids-gamers-pathological-gamers-5219397%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
Again, 8 percent doesnāt sound like a bad number, until you consider the whole numbers. If eight percent of U.S. kids were addicted to anything, there would be treatment centers ā or someone trying to make money off it.
Analyze That: Only 8% of Gamers Can Be Considered Addicted [Softpedia News]
