Video Gaming Often Compromises Sleep

[Tennis]

New research finds that video gaming is often an impediment to obtaining adequate sleep.

In a new study, researchers from the University of North Texas Health Science Center found that that on average, gamers delayed going to bed 36 percent of the nights they played video games. They also discovered study participants averaged 4.6 nights per week of game playing.

Overall, the average delay in bedtime on the nights spent gaming was 101 minutes, or nearly two hours.

“These finding provide further insight into factors that influence individuals’ decision making when determining if they should get sufficient sleep. Our data shows that video gaming is quite an important factor that frequently leads to missed sleep for 67 percent of gamers,” said lead author and principal investigator Brandy M. Roane, Ph.D.

“Additionally, the reasons provided by gamers for their choice to delay their bedtime strongly supports the inclusion of video gaming as an addictive behavior.”

The research abstract was published recently in an online supplement of the journal Sleep and was presented in Denver at SLEEP 2016, the 30th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS).

The study included online surveys from 963 gamers. Participants were U.S. gamers with an average age of 28.7 years who played video games at least once the previous week.

Survey questions included queries on demographics, gaming consoles, game genres, gaming frequency and duration.

http://psychcentral.com/news/2016/06...ep/104769.html

Whatever happened to self control? Such a shame what is happening to society.

[AztechZero]

Should probably change the title to "Hobbies Often Compromise Sleep".

[Tennis]

Should probably change the title to "Hobbies Often Compromise Sleep".

Not true. Me playing doesn't compromise sleep. If anything it helps me sleep better by making me more exhausted when I'm ready for bed.

[breadisfunny]

Not true. Me playing doesn't compromise sleep. If anything it helps me sleep better by making me more exhausted when I'm ready for bed.

you playing what exactly? tennis? golf? video games? basketball?

[s_bushido]

Whatever happened to self control? Such a shame what is happening to society.

Indeed. There was a time when people had to put some effort into their trolling. Nowadays a person can just copy/paste random nonsense onto a forum and get bites.

[AztechZero]

Not true. Me playing doesn't compromise sleep. If anything it helps me sleep better by making me more exhausted when I'm ready for bed.

And that's just your experience, not everyone's. So, it's not true for you but, for some of us, it is.

[Video Games]

Holy fucking shit. Next think you'll tell me is that people get their oxygen from breathing!

[Laraven]

True for me sadly. But I have to be just about exhausted before i can fall asleep. If not, my mind races with stupid shit.

[breadisfunny]

Holy fucking shit. Next think you'll tell me is that people get their oxygen from breathing!

woah woah woah....this is breaking news folks. quick GETS THIS TO TENNISACES DESK AT ONCE! stop the presses! we got our sunday edition headline! and here i thought it was all done by some magic air genie.

[Rendark]

So people like to have fun and they put off a little sleep to have more fun? I don't see how this is bad.

[Tennis]

you playing what exactly? tennis? golf? video games? basketball?

Me playing tennis sorry. Exercise is a really good hobby in general when it comes to keeping a healthy sleep schedule.

[breadisfunny]

Me playing tennis sorry. Exercise is a really good hobby in general when it comes to keeping a healthy sleep schedule.

you really like tennis tennisace. who is your favorite tennis player?

[s_bushido]

So people like to have fun and they put off a little sleep to have more fun? I don't see how this is bad.

Any excuse to bemoan the decline of society. It's one of our favorite pastimes.

[HAcoreRD]

Oh yeah. I'm addicted to video games. I'd rather be addicted to a $60 purchase and lose about 100 minutes of sleep than be addicted to any drug and fuck my body up.

[Video Games]

Me playing tennis sorry. Exercise is a really good hobby in general when it comes to keeping a healthy sleep schedule.

No lie if it wasn't for your cuteum avatar I would ignore you. Not that you're wrong in this thread either, but still

Oh yeah. I'm addicted to video games. I'd rather be addicted to a $60 purchase and lose about 100 minutes of sleep than be addicted to any drug and fuck my body up.

Everybody is addicted to me. Rub my body

[breadisfunny]

Oh yeah. I'm addicted to video games. I'd rather be addicted to a $60 purchase and lose about 100 minutes of sleep than be addicted to any drug and fuck my body up.

carpal tunnel syndrome.
bad posture.

[Video Games]

Man he got banned. I know you're reading this. Come back to me avatar mccuteums

[pkm]

True for me sadly. But I have to be just about exhausted before i can fall asleep. If not, my mind races with stupid shit.

I hear ya. I'm also one of those people that don't function during the day but mind is racing in bed :/

[Bushtuckrman]

In my 20's having sex kept me awake too much, now in my 30's its video games and alcohol

[HumbleDuck]

Should probably change the title to "Hobbies Often Compromise Sleep".

Pretty much this.