Department of Psychology, Iowa State University, W112 Lagomarcino Hall, Ames, IA 50011-3180, USA.
Pediatr Clin North Am. 2012 Jun;59(3):647-58, viii. doi: 10.1016/j.pcl.2012.03.016.
Video games are a pervasive pastime among children and adolescents. The growing popularity of video games has instigated a debate among parents, researchers, video game producers, and policymakers concerning potential harmful and helpful effects of video games on children. This article provides an overview of research findings on the positive and negative effects of video games, thus providing an empirical answer to the question, are video games good or bad? The article also provides some guidelines to help pediatricians, parents, and other caregivers protect children from negative effects and to maximize positive effects of video games.
视频游戏是儿童和青少年中普遍存在的消遣方式。随着视频游戏的日益普及，家长、研究人员、视频游戏制作商和政策制定者围绕视频游戏对儿童可能产生的有益和有害影响展开了辩论。本文概述了关于视频游戏积极和消极影响的研究结果，从而对视频游戏是好是坏这一问题提供了一个经验性的答案。本文还提供了一些指导方针，以帮助儿科医生、家长和其他照顾者保护儿童免受负面影响，并最大限度地发挥视频游戏的积极影响。
