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Average Gamer Is 35, Fat and Bummed

Posted by Soulskill on from the fun-also-causes-cancer dept.

kamapuaa writes "According to a study published in the upcoming October issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the average US video game player is 35 years old, overweight, and tends toward depression. Specifically, female video game players tended towards depression, while males tended towards large BMIs. While the study itself points to several conclusions, one researcher noted: '... habitual use of video games as a coping response may provide a genesis for obsessive-compulsive video-game playing, if not video-game addiction.'" On the flip side, the Washington Post is running a story about the mental health benefits of playing video games.

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  1. Re:Redundent by XPeter · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It's spelled Redundant*

    Just because you are wrong and I called you out on it doesn't mean I am a Troll.

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  2. Re:Redundent by gubers33 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for being my personal spell check! 8)

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  3. Re:Redundant by H0p313ss · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thanks for being my personal spell check! 8)

    Given the context of the article you probably just gave meaning to his otherwise depressing life. Good on you!

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