Habitual consumption of video games and attention in primary schoolchildren
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The scientific literature shows that video games are still an "unexplored" subject, as almost all the studies carried out are based on preconceptions that prevent a clear understanding of them and their possible relationship with health predictors in the child and adolescent population. Therefore, the aim of this study was to analyse the relationship between attention and habitual consumption of video games in a sample of schoolchildren in the fifth and sixth years of primary education. A cross-sectional descriptive study was designed with a sample of 125 schoolchildren. Selective attention was assessed by means of the Perception of Similarities and Differences Test and video game consumption habits by means of the Questionnaire on video game consumption habits. Statistical analysis did not show a significant association between habitual video game playing and attention (β = -0.442; t = -0.454; p > .005). On the basis of these results, we conclude that habitual video game playing is not associated with attention in primary school students. In this sense, longitudinal and prospective studies should determine how the tendency to have a greater habitual consumption of video games, and/or behaviours in relation to this variable, may affect the attention of individuals throughout their schooling and in later life.
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Carrillo López, P. J., & García Perujo, M. (2022). Habitual consumption of video games and attention in primary schoolchildren. EDMETIC, 11(2), art.3. https://doi.org/10.21071/edmetic.v11i2.13693
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