Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming
Desai RA, Krishnan-Sarin S, Cavallo D, Potenza MN. Video-Gaming Among High School Students: Health Correlates, Gender Differences, and Problematic Gaming. Pediatrics 2010, 126: e1414-e1424. PMID: 21078729, PMCID: PMC3678538, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProblematic gamingHealth correlatesMore externalizing behaviorsVideo game playingInternalizing symptomsHigh school studentsExternalizing behaviorsRegular cigarette smokingSerious fightNegative health correlatesGame playingIntervention strategiesGender differencesSchool studentsCorrelatesGamingHealth behaviorsHealth factorsDrug useGirlsBoysMore researchDepressionAggressionAdolescents