cross-posted from: programming.dev/post/36422589
Dopamine seeking behavior might stem from poor mental health? Color me surprised!
Video game addiction in teens likely stems from preexisting mental health issues
Submitted 2 days ago by Pro@programming.dev to games@lemmy.world
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knight_alva@lemmy.world 1 day ago
mugita_sokiovt@discuss.online 1 day ago
That’s just a Vitamin B^1^ deficiency, not a dopamine toxicity, from my producer’s research on the matter. Another note on that is simply that gaming disorder is a fake condition, and that it covers up nutrient deficiencies. That’s how Neigsendoig (my producer) and I see it.
knight_alva@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You aren’t completely wrong but what you are saying is wildly overly reductive. Yes nutrient deficiencies can cause many symptoms which overlap with mental health disorders such as ADHD and can often lead to similar dopamine seeking behaviors, but it is wildly inappropriate to observe a person’s disorderly behavior and conclude that the condition is dietary. It’s just not that simple.
it_depends_man@lemmy.world 2 days ago
I think it’s fundamentally bad science to say:
Sometimes, however, gamers become fixated, compulsive or — worse — spiral into a full-blown gaming disorder marked by isolation, distress, interpersonal conflicts and severe neglect of responsibilities.
And actually talk about mostly kids.
The abstract of the actual paper is very clear and much better:
Key Points
Question Is preexisting psychopathology associated with subsequent gaming disorder among adolescents, or is compulsive gaming associated with the development of psychopathology?
Findings In this cohort study of 4289 adolescents, longitudinal models revealed that higher baseline levels of psychopathology were significantly associated with an increased risk of developing gaming disorder 1 year later. However, there was no significant association between gaming disorder and the development or worsening of psychopathology.
mugita_sokiovt@discuss.online 1 day ago
Kids shouldn’t be playing video games anyway, until school is out of the way for them. Board games are much better for developing minds that video games.
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
deputytrollslayer@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
Troll spotted, sir. Ready the torch.
Linktank@lemmy.today 1 day ago
More like, the rest of reality sucks, and nobody is noticeably doing anything about it.
Lfrith@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
Video games is my cheap alternative to vacations and everything is getting more expensive like eating out or movies so becoming harder and harder to do usual social activities other than sports at the park.
modernangel@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Addiction likely stems from preexisting mental health issues
A dystopian society is inevitably a mental health issue
CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Exactly, We created an increasingly awful world to live in, its no wonder people want to try and live in a different one as much as possible.
x666m@lemmy.zip 21 hours ago
Did you guys know grass is green?
MehBlah@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Really! Have you heard the sun rises in the east?
SolarPunker@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
“Game addition” is just an ignorant concept, the thing is called ludopathy, and is present in every game with gambling mechanics, mainly online games (mobas, exports, etc).
Dyskolos@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Indeed. This sounded much like an agenda and not like science.
Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The preexisting condition is having a brain.
LainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
From Pong and Pac-Man to Minecraft and Fortnight
Bruh
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Their spellchecker saw Fortnite and said, “Nay nay!”
extarion@lemmy.zip 2 days ago
Whilst I suppose this has been known anecdotally by the gaming community for a long time, it’s good to see more academic research reinforce it. Hopefully it leads to better treatment options for the addicted.
I’m sometimes still surprised about people’s outdated views on (video) games as a hobby, even among younger generations.
yesman@lemmy.world 2 days ago
The title implies that teens without preexisting mental health issues exist.
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
Likely? Now that’s a decision I can get behind. Go science!
Shanmugha@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Likely. We don’t know for sure. Come back for more later
ech@lemmy.ca 2 days ago
No shit.
dukemirage@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Don‘t most addictions?
Doc_Crankenstein@slrpnk.net 2 days ago
Yes. The addiction isn’t usually the problem itself but rather an unhealthy coping mechanism for some deeper issue that the body/mind is trying to get relief from.