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Gender differences in video game usage and impact

Overview

Recent academic research has highlighted significant gender-based differences regarding video game usage and its impact on adolescents and university students.

A study from Masaryk University involving over 3,000 adolescents suggests that social gaming features, such as voice chat and clan formation, affect mental health differently by gender. While social gaming is linked to decreased loneliness and depressive moods in boys, it was associated with increased depressive moods and higher loneliness in girls.

Further research conducted by several universities in Spain and Portugal identified a substantial gender gap in consumption habits among Generation Z university students. The study found that 80.9% of female students play exclusively free-to-play games, compared to 28.5% of male students. Additionally, male students reported longer gameplay sessions and higher engagement with e-sports than their female counterparts.

Entities

David Lacko · Computers in Human Behavior · Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes · Complutense University of Madrid · University of Cádiz

Timeline

13 days ago

[CULTURE] 2 sources
Gender gap identified in university student video game consumption
A study of university students reveals a major gender gap in gaming: 80.9% of women play only free games, compared to 28.5% of men, with notable differences in spending and session duration.
20 days ago

[TECHNOLOGY] 3 sources
Masaryk University study finds gender differences in gaming impact on adolescent loneliness
A Masaryk University study finds that social video games help reduce loneliness in boys, but may be linked to increased depressive moods and loneliness in adolescent girls.

Sources

brnenska.drbna.cz · ceskenoviny.cz · CT24.cz · larazon.es · noticiasdemalaga.es