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Study: TV & Video Games increase Teen Depression (Really?)

February 02, 2009 in News comments 7

Okay folks, another one of those studies that go back and forth on this topic. I analyzed the info (I'm a Psych major) and it seems to be what we call a longitudinal study, one that follows the same people over a period of time.

Personally, I think it was well done and therefore must have SOME merit. But it needs to be studied further, and done on more sets of teenagers.

"Spending more hours watching television or playing video games as a teenager may lead to depression in young adults, according to a study published Monday."
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    Miss Razz Feb 3, 09
    Yay! Fellow Psych major-er!

    I remember hearing about a similar study where people generally felt worse after watching TV or playing games. Not neccessarily depressed, but it lowered their moods. Doesn't surprise me, tbh.
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    DarkLordAkuma Feb 3, 09
    Thats wierd because i always feel better. My brain feels stimulated and enjoys the quick thinking etc etc.
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    Murray3 Feb 3, 09
    Increasing of intelligence always increases depression...

    This may have some merit, I haven't laughed since 2002, but that might be because they cancelled Invader Zim.
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      pooOBKp Feb 3, 09
      That's funny 2002 is the year I found happiness and laughter again, maybe the same reason?
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    Blaze Feb 3, 09
    All XBL's fault. Wii's for casual nice non competitive gamers.
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    Seeker X Feb 3, 09
    At first I was pretty skeptical considering that the research does not include any factors other than electronic media. I thought that they had a correlation AT BEST. With the conclusions that they showed at the end, I was pretty convinced otherwise. They have a nice connection there that could be a fact.
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    1 Adam 12 Feb 4, 09
    I have been playing video games since I was 9years old I made it through my teen years in one piece I turned out fine It depends on the person otherwise I agree with the article totally it also depends on the maturity level of the player.

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