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"At baseline, time watching and socializing were negatively correlated with intelligence, while gaming did not correlate. After two years, gaming positively imp

by mdrzn 4y ago

"At baseline, time watching and socializing were negatively correlated with intelligence, while gaming did not correlate. After two years, gaming positively impacted intelligence, but socializing had no effect. This is consistent with cognitive benefits documented in experimental studies on video gaming." So it's confirmed? Gaming > Socializing? /s

LewisVerstappen 4y ago
Slightly confused on how they define "socializing" They state > Socializing via social media, text, and video chat Is socializing via social media mean talking in a chat? Or does scrolling your instagram feed and liking your friend's posts count as socializing? Or scrolling Twitter and liking/replying to your friend's tweets? That could be considered socializing too?
- versteegen 4y ago
  > Following the steps of a previous study with this same dataset (measuring baseline associations only [13]), we categorized screen time here into three major groups: (a) Watching (1 + 2), (b) Socializing (4 + 5 + 6), (c) Gaming (3). So that's why they described it as " ocial media, text, and video chat". Their data comes from the ABCD study. I didn't look much further. https://abcdstudy.org/ https://abcdstudy.org/
trelane 4y ago
It's also tracking "intelligence" rather than e.g. "social skills" so there may be other benefits that they didn't track.
RGamma 4y ago
Those who played e.g. during WoW's golden age will attest that the two don't contradict whatsoever :)
zivkovicp 4y ago
Technically correct is the best kind of correct ;)
Aeolun 4y ago
Only if you optimize for intelligence accoring to the standards in the article. Intelligence does not directly correlate with either success in life or happiness (I believe intelligence is negatively correlated with happiness).
- twofornone 4y ago
  Do you have a source for that? Happiness I can believe, especially because of the correlation between intelligence and neuroticism, but if IQ is a valid proxy for intelligence then I think the consensus is that intelligence strongly correlates with success.
  - hackernewds 4y ago
    High IQ people are also thought to be prone to ambition, questioning for purpose and stricter yearning at any achievement level which leaves them perennially unsatisfied

by mdrzn 4y ago

LewisVerstappen 4y ago

Slightly confused on how they define "socializing" They state > Socializing via social media, text, and video chat Is socializing via social media mean talking in a chat? Or does scrolling your instagram feed and liking your friend's posts count as socializing? Or scrolling Twitter and liking/replying to your friend's tweets? That could be considered socializing too?

versteegen 4y ago
> Following the steps of a previous study with this same dataset (measuring baseline associations only [13]), we categorized screen time here into three major groups: (a) Watching (1 + 2), (b) Socializing (4 + 5 + 6), (c) Gaming (3). So that's why they described it as " ocial media, text, and video chat". Their data comes from the ABCD study. I didn't look much further. https://abcdstudy.org/ https://abcdstudy.org/

trelane 4y ago

It's also tracking "intelligence" rather than e.g. "social skills" so there may be other benefits that they didn't track.

RGamma 4y ago

Those who played e.g. during WoW's golden age will attest that the two don't contradict whatsoever :)

zivkovicp 4y ago

Technically correct is the best kind of correct ;)

Aeolun 4y ago

Only if you optimize for intelligence accoring to the standards in the article. Intelligence does not directly correlate with either success in life or happiness (I believe intelligence is negatively correlated with happiness).

twofornone 4y ago
Do you have a source for that? Happiness I can believe, especially because of the correlation between intelligence and neuroticism, but if IQ is a valid proxy for intelligence then I think the consensus is that intelligence strongly correlates with success.
- hackernewds 4y ago
  High IQ people are also thought to be prone to ambition, questioning for purpose and stricter yearning at any achievement level which leaves them perennially unsatisfied