Songyue Xue, Wu Zeng, Xiaocong Yang, Jianguo Li, Lei Zhu, Guanyang Zou
Factors associated with the enrollment of commercial medical insurance in China: Results from China General Social Survey
PloS one
increasing amount time children spending computers home school raised questions use computer technology may make difference livesfrom helping homework causing depression encouraging violent behavior article provides overview limited research effects home computer use childrens physical cognitive social development initial research suggests example access computers increases total amount time children spend front television computer screen expense activities thereby putting risk obesity time cognitive research suggests playing computer games important building block computer literacy enhances childrens ability read visualize images threedimensional space track multiple images simultaneously limited evidence available also indicates home computer use linked slightly better academic performance research findings mixed however regarding effects childrens social development although little evidence indicates moderate use computers play games negative impact childrens friendships family relationships recent survey data show increased use internet may linked increases loneliness depression concern findings playing violent computer games may increase aggressiveness desensitize child suffering use computers may blur childs ability distinguish real life simulation authors conclude systematic research needed areas help parents policymakers maximize positive effects minimize negative effects home computers childrens lives