023 - Self Determination Theory and Video Games
Psychology of Video Games Podcast
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The Effects of Video Games on Need Satisfaction
10 to 15% of players out there are playing too much. When you look at people's need satisfaction across their their lives, the people who tend to be overusing games often don't have a satisfying life in other areas. But we don't see evidence that the games are causing them. It's not causal for their lives to be unsatisfying. If anything, the data suggests that people who have unsatisfying lives turn more to video games.
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