013 - Stress, Games, and Recovery
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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The Negative Effects of Ego Depletion on Recovery
There's a really interesting study that was published recently actually by Reinifer and colleagues. And yeah, they looked at people who are ego depleted because they found thatPeople who are ego to be more likely to just put on a film or play games. But the problem was, is that they were more likely to use it as kind of a form of procrastination. It wasn't seen as like an activity to them. So in the end, if you feel negative about it, then potentially it's not going to be as beneficial.
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