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Retracted: study that generated "video games don't rot the brains of kids" headlines - C C - Apr 23, 2023
https://retractionwatch.com/2023/04/20/debate-over-whether-video-games-rot-kids-brains-wont-be-settled-by-this-retraction/#more-126935
INTRO: The global sigh of relief was almost audible when a study last year found kids who played video games for hours every day had no worse mental health than non-gamers. In fact, they came out ahead on some cognitive measures.
“Video Games May Not Rot Kids’ Brains After All,” one of the many news stories about the research trumpeted. Another headline declared: “Video games could improve kids’ brains.“
Now it turns out the study, titled “Association of Video Gaming With Cognitive Performance Among Children,” was so flawed it had to be retracted and republished. The updated results show gamers did actually score significantly worse on things like attention and depression, although some of their performance metrics were still slightly better than among non-gamers.... (MORE - missing details)