Men depend on genes, women on environment
Posted on 13.02.2024 at 06:50 Posted on 13.02.2024 at 06:50 Modified on 12.02.2024 at 22:12 Views 3
Men and women are different in many ways, from thoughts to actions. Research has shown that these differences also manifest themselves in gaming-related behaviors and habits. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]Men and women are different in many ways, from thoughts to actions. Research has shown that these differences also manifest themselves in gaming-related behaviors and habits. According to a study published in JCPP Advances, a peer-reviewed journal in the field of child psychiatry and psychology, genetic factors play a larger role in kids’ gaming behavior, while environmental factors play a larger role in gaming habits of the girls. This seemed to have a bigger impact.
The researchers analyzed a large sample of 32,006 twins from the Swedish Child and Adolescent Twin Study. Using a longitudinal approach, researchers studied participants at three key developmental stages: childhood (age 9), early adolescence (age 15), and late adolescence (age 18). The sample was split almost equally between men and women and included identical twins, who shared all their genes, and fraternal twins, who shared about half their genes. The researchers asked the participants’ parents to report how often their children played games, including computer and TV games. Parents responded on a scale from “never” to “almost every day.”
The researchers then analyzed these responses using sophisticated statistical techniques, focusing on similarities in gaming behavior within the twin pairs. This approach allowed them to estimate the relative contributions of genetic factors and shared environmental influences (factors common to a pair of twins, such as family environment) on gambling behavior.
The results of the study showed that genetic factors are responsible for a greater percentage of changes in gaming behavior in men than in women. This genetic influence was not static, but increased markedly with age. In particular, for males aged 9 to 15, the genetic contribution almost doubled, going from 31.3% to 62.5%. However, for girls, the genetic influence on gaming behavior remained stable regardless of growth, ranging from 19.4% to 23.4%.
A significant influence on the girls’ play habits was environmental factors shared by the twins, such as their family environment. The influence of the shared environment was quite evident for both boys and girls up to age 9, but decreased significantly for boys with age. In contrast, for girls, shared environmental influences remained stable over time.
The study also showed notable differences in patterns of gaming frequency between boys and girls. Boys tended to spend more time playing at ages 15 and 18 than at ages 9. On the other hand, the frequency of gaming among female students appears to decrease with advancing age. A greater percentage of girls responded that they did not play at all at age 18 compared to age 9.
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