[영어독해] Video Games May Increase Your Child's I

[기사 요약]

비디오 게임, 아이들 IQ 높이는 데 도움...

최근 연구에 따르면 비디오 게임이 아이들의 지능을 높이는데 도움을 줄 수 있다는 연구 결과가 나왔다.
연구팀은 미국 내 5천 명의 아이들을 대상으로 2년에 걸쳐 다양한 종류의 전자기기 사용시간이 지능에 어떤 영향을 미치는지 연구를 진행했다.
연구팀은 9세에서 10세 의 아이들의 지능과 함께 티비와 비디오 시청, 비디오 게임, 소셜미디오 사용 시간을 각각 조사했다.
아이들은 하루 평균 2시간 30분 동안 티비를 시청하고, 30분 동안 소셜미디어를 사용했으며 1시간 동안 비디오 게임을 했다.
2년 후 연구진은 아이들의 지능을 다시 검사했다.
그 결과 TV와 비디오 시청, 소셜미디어 사용은 지능에 어떠한 긍정적 효과도 미치지 않았다.
그러나, 게임을 많이한 아이들의 지능은 평균 어린이보다 약 2.5% 높았다.
하지만, 연구진은 이번 연구에 수면, 정신 건강, 운동과 같은 심리적인 요인들은 조사하지 않았다고 밝혔다.

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[기사 원문]
Video Games May Increase Your Child's IQ
A new study suggests that spending an above-average amount of time playing video games could actually increase children's IQs.
Researchers studied more than 5,000 children in the US over two years to see how different types of screen time affected intelligence.
At the beginning of the study, the children, who were 9 and 10, were given IQ tests. They were also asked how much time they spent watching TV and videos, playing video games and using social media.
Then after two years, the researchers repeated the intelligence tests.
The children spent an average of two and a half hours watching TV, half an hour on social media, and one hour playing video games each day.
The study, published in Scientific Reports, found that time watching TV and videos had little to no positive effect on intelligence. Using social media also had no effect.
However, gaming had a positive effect on intelligence, with kids who spent more time than average playing games showing the biggest increase in intelligence after two years.
"For example, a child who was in the top 17% in terms of hours spent gaming increased their IQ by about 2.5 points more than the average child over two years, " wrote researchers Torkel Klingberg and Bruno Sauce for The Conversation.
The results don't mean parents should let their kids play video games as much as they want though, the researchers said. The study didn't look at important psychological factors like sleep, mental health and exercise, they noted.
However, the researchers did say parents could worry less if their kid enjoys gaming because it could be making them a bit smarter.
Courtesy of https://engoo.co.kr/app/daily-news/article/video-games-may-increase-your-childs-iq/B4fR5tbBEeyBcnfTCYNkNQ

Video Games May Increase Your Child's IQ | Engoo 데일리뉴스

[영어 요약]
A recent study indicates that playing video games could help improve children's intelligence.
Reachers conducted a study on the effects of screen time on children between the ages of 9 and 10 in the US over two years.
To begin with, the researchers looked at their IQ as well as how much time the children spent watching TV and videos, playing video games, and using social media.
The children consumed their time on average two and a half hours watching TV, half an hour on social media, and one hour playing video games per day.
Then two years later, the children were given an intelligence test once again.
It turns out that watching TV, and using social media made no difference to intelligence.
Nevertheless, the findings show that gaming had something to do with the increase in IQ.
The study suggests that the children who spent more time gaming gradually increased their IQ by 2.5 points more than the average child over two years.
However, the researchers noted that they didn't include pshychological factors such as sleep, mental health and exercise.