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Does playing video games effect cognitive abilities in Pakistani children?

Aliya Hisam¹, Syed Fawad Mashhadi², Mahum Faheem³

¹Dr. Aliya Hisam, MBBS, MPH, FCPS (Community Medicine). Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Army Medical College, National University of Medical Sciences, Rawalpindi, Pakistan.

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Summary

Playing video games enhances cognitive abilities in teenagers, particularly in areas like processing speed and mathematical intelligence. Long-term gamers showed significant improvements compared to non-gamers.

Keywords:

Cognitive abilities Gamers Intelligence Knowledge Non-gamers Teenagers Video games

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Background:

Teenagers' engagement with video games is widespread.
Understanding the impact of video gaming on cognitive development is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the effect of video gaming on cognitive abilities among adolescents.
To compare cognitive performance between video gamers and non-video gamers.

Main Methods:

A comparative cross-sectional study involving 171 teenagers.
Utilized the Wonderlic Cognitive Ability Test Questionnaire to assess cognitive skills.
Categorized participants into video gamers (≥2 hours/day) and non-video gamers.

Main Results:

Gamers demonstrated significantly better performance in analogy, processing speed, deductive reasoning, and mathematical intelligence.
A significant association was found between gamer status and improved performance in these cognitive areas.
No significant association was observed between gamer status and general knowledge.

Conclusions:

Video gaming, particularly long-term engagement, is associated with enhanced cognitive abilities in teenagers.
Specific cognitive skills like processing speed and mathematical intelligence benefit from video game participation.
The findings suggest a positive correlation between video gaming and cognitive enhancement in adolescents.