Playing games has no effect on your mental health, a new study claims.
by the same team in 2020, which concluded that people who played games for long periods of time reported feeling happier than those who did not.
But there are two key differences between the studies. The new study has a much larger sample size than the first study, with over 39,000 participants compared to fewer than 4,000 in the original. Moreover, the new study was able to directly track the gameplay of its participants, whereas the previous study relied exclusively on player reported estimates.
With permission from players, seven publishers collaborated with the study to share gameplay data from games like Apex Legends, Eve Online, Forza Horizon 4, and Outriders. The participants' playing habits were observed over a period of six weeks, and asked to report on their experiences in terms such as"autonomy","competence" and"intrinsic motivation".
But Przybylski was also keen to stress that, while more comprehensive than most other studies into gaming and mental health, the new study was still limited relative to the size of games industry, and the number of people who play games globally. Having originally approached over 30 publishers to participate, only seven ultimately responded, and those seven took"a year and a half" to provide their data.
Nonetheless, Przybylski states there is"no evidence" that limiting the amount you play will improve your mental health, further calling into question policies that seek to crack down on gaming time, such as
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