Playing video games in childhood and adolescence

The book introduces readers to current expert views on the issue of video games in the context of childhood and adolescence and their recommendations on how to cope with the potential risks and maximize the potential benefits.

The authors describe how and why video games have become the dominant leisure activity of today's youth, what are their negative and positive impacts.

The issue of violence in video games and the never-ending debate among academic experts about the extent to which video game violence actually affects human behaviour is discussed in detail.

Research-based information is also provided to enable parents to better capture signs of actual video game addiction, including other negative impacts of excessive gaming.