Video games and mental health

A recent study showed that playing video games can improve your mental health.

Do you think this is true?

The study was conducted by Oxford University and they COLLABORATED with 2 game companies, Nintendo and EA.

Do you trust the results? Why or why not?

It seems the companies didn’t PAY for the research but just provided players real game data (how many hours the play)

Does the sample size affect your trust in the study?

What is an acceptable sample size?

3270 people took part in the study

Do you think they TYPE of game is important for our mental health?

The study was conducted on the games below. What kind of games do you think they are?

This study was conducted during a pandemic so most people have to stay at home.

Do you think the pandemic affects the results?

If we compare playing video games to jogging or having dinner with friends which do you think would be best for our mental health?

source: https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/health/video-games-mental-health-study-wellness-scli-intl/index.html