Old wrinklies are happier when they have video games in their lives, a new academic study has discovered.
Gaming even a little bit led to higher levels of well-being, researchers at the North Carolina State University learned. It was the people without video games in their liveswho exhibited more negative emotions and tended towards higher levels of depression.
It suggests there's a genuine link between gaming and "better well-being and emotional functioning", commented the project's Dr. Jason Allison. The team is now planning to research whether playing video games can improve mental health in old wrinklies.
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Gaming even a little bit led to higher levels of well-being, researchers at the North Carolina State University learned. It was the people without video games in their liveswho exhibited more negative emotions and tended towards higher levels of depression.
It suggests there's a genuine link between gaming and "better well-being and emotional functioning", commented the project's Dr. Jason Allison. The team is now planning to research whether playing video games can improve mental health in old wrinklies.
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