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Draconian policy measures are unlikely to prevent disordered gaming
Michelle Colder Carras1, Vasileios Stavropoulos2,3, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi3
11 Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, & Johns Hopkins University Global Digital Health Initiative, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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In August of 2021, China imposed severe restrictions on children's online gaming time. We argue that such a policy may seem useful on the surface but does not reflect the current evidence concerning prevention of disordered gaming. Videogame play is normal for children worldwide, and like other leisure activities can lead to benefits for the majority and problems for a minority. Problematic or disordered play results from the interaction of multiple risk factors that are not addressed by draconian policy measures. Identifying these factors through stakeholder-engaged research and current evidence will be much more likely to succeed in preventing disordered gaming and promoting youth wellbeing.
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