Study: Gaming time has little effect on short-term mental health

‘Our results show that the impact of time spent playing video games on well-being is probably too small to be subjectively noticeable and not credibly different from zero,’ the study said. — AFP Relaxnews

LONDON: The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games “is probably too small” to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford published on July 27.

“Our study finds little to no evidence of connections between gameplay and well-being,” said Andrew K. Przybylski, a researcher at the university’s Oxford Internet Institute.