New research, coming counter to previous warnings about gaming addiction and physical health impact, suggests that owning a console may also improve mental well-being. — Photo: Christin Klose/dpa"Put that joystick down and do your homework." Computer and video games have been a bane for parents since the first Atari and Commodore 64 consoles appeared on shelves around 40 years ago.
But opponents and sceptics might have to reconsider, going by findings from Japan, which appear to show gaming – particularly on Nintendo Switch or PS2 – as having lessened the negative mental health effects of the long Covid pandemic lockdowns and the distortions these imposed on social and educational development for children and teenagers.
"Console ownership reduced psychological distress and improved life satisfaction," according to the team, which based its report on a survey of almost 100,000 people between the ages of 10 and 69.
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