Playing video games is a common activity for children and teenagers nowadays. However, the recommended duration for playing video games is still highly debated.

A recent study conducted by Rutgers University, USA, offers the answer to that question. The study mentions that “1 hour” is safe for students to play video games during weekdays.

It also mentions that if the students were allowed to play for more than an hour, it would tend to affect their performance at school.

The result came from research on online gambling. The study reveals that teenagers who spend more than an hour a day playing video games or surfing the internet for entertainment purposes are much more at risk of getting lower scores than teenagers who spend less time doing so.

Researchers also acknowledge the importance of the internet due to the way education is being conducted now and as the portal to various sources of knowledge. But the research emphasizes the entertainment purpose of using the internet such as social media, video games, and other portals that are not related to education, which will have a negative impact on children/students.

In that study, around 10,000 data were collected from middle-high school students who were part of the China Educational Panel Survey. The result shows that teenagers who use gadgets or PCs for entertainment purposes for 4 hours or more a day are four times more likely to skip school.

However, that doesn’t necessarily mean that their access to video games and entertainment on the internet has to be limited. The study notes that the number of hours spent online can be allocated for four hours every weekend.

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This article was first published on Hybrid.co.id, with the title "Studi Terbaru Berikan Durasi Bermain Game yang Aman Bagi Anak-anak", written by Adi Nawan.

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