According to a study conducted by Hope Cummings and Elizabeth Vandewater at the University of Texas at Austin, female gamers spend less time doing homework while male gamers spend less time reading, although in neither case is the time spent with their family affected.

The article also discusses the fact that the study does not seem to indicate that gamers are socially weakened, along with the idea that perhaps less time is spent doing homework purely because they need less time.

Boys who play video games on school days spend 30% less time reading, while girls spend 34% less time doing homework if they play video games, according to a US study.

But the authors add that video games do not appear to interfere significantly with time spent with family and friends.

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