• GameSpy, Wednesday, July 7, 2010 12:05 AM

The Department of Psychology at Iowa State University along with the National Institute of Media and Family and the Center for the Study of Violence published the results of their 13-month study in the latest issue of the journal Pediatrics. The group observed the behavior of 1,300 "middle childhood" kids and with help from parents and school teachers determined if those who played videogames and watched TV for more than two hours per day were more likely to develop attention problems, reports Game Spy. The results, the authors state, are conclusive: play videogames and/or watch TV for more than two hours per day, and you're twice as likely to develop an attention issue.

The study wasn't just limited to children. Researchers also tested undergraduate students, this time using psychological questionnaires designed to reveal ADHD, such as the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale. In these students, exceeding two hours of daily screen time doubled their risk of landing above average in attention problems, although they weren't diagnosed with ADHD, notes Reuters.

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