THE IMPACT OF VIDEO GAMES ON STUDENT GPA, STUDY HABITS, AND TIME MANAGEMENT SKILLS: WHATS THE BIG DEAL?
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Playing video games has become one of the largest leisure activities in the world.This study examines the effects video games have on college students, their grade point averages, time management, and study habits.Existing literature has linked video game usage as being negatively correlated with each of these three variables.This research, using a sample of the undergraduate student population at a private university in northeast Ohio, found a statistically significant correlation between video game usage and grade point average.Statistically significant relationships were not found between video game usage and the variables of time management skills or study habits.It is important that college students are aware of these possible negative effects of video game usage on their academic performance.This research can serve as a foundation for future research on the impact of video game playing and student performance.
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College students who reported playing more than 13.38 hours of video games every week had a significantly lower GPA than students with less playtime.
“Weaver et al. (2013) found that college students who reported playing more than 13.38 hours of video games every week had a significantly lower GPA than students with less playtime.”
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High-usage video gamers had an average GPA of 3.22, whereas the low-usage category had an average GPA of 3.41.
“They found that this high-usage category of video gamers had, on average, a GPA of 3.22, whereas the low-usage category had an average GPA of 3.41.”
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- Weaver, J., Kim, P., Metzer, R. L., & Szendrey, J. M.
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- 2013
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Educational Games and Gamification
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Digital Games and Media
- Keywords
- video games, grade point average, academic performance, study habits, time management skills, university students, leisure
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