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If your kids play a lot of video games, does it say something about you as a parent? It might, according to the results of a study that assessed correlations between how much time pre- and early-teen youths spend playing video games and the opinions they hold of their parents. The study, conducted by researchers at Michigan State University and involving more than 500 middle-school students, found that those who played more video games were more likely to hold negative views of their parents.

Nancy Lee Heath, a psychology professor at 香蕉视频 in Montreal, said negative relationships with parents could lead to excessive video-game playing by children as a way to compensate for a lack of connection with parents.

鈥淲e do know that video-gaming is a way of having other needs met, especially for boys, but some girls, too,鈥� she said. 鈥淚t gives them a sense of control, a sense of mastery, it allows them to connect with others in a social way that they may be more comfortable with.