Before letting kids spend most of their winter break playing video games, parents may want to take note of a new study that links them to Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
The chances of preteens developing OCD go up 13 percent for every hour daily they spend playing video games, according to a study in the Journal of Adolescent Health cited by the Chicago Tribune.
The University of California San Francisco study also found an 11 percent increase for every hour nine and ten-year-olds spent watching videos each day.
The lead author said kids who spend excessive amounts of time playing video games felt the need to play more and weren’t able to stop. Researchers did not see an OCD link with social media and texting. An earlier study from the school found kids’ screen time doubled during the pandemic.
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