In-shape video characters lead to low self esteem?
If you’re not the happiest of people, perhaps you should take a look at the video games that you are playing. A recent study conducted by Kansas State University says that just 15 minutes of viewing those rippling video game muscles could lead one to feel self concious about their own body.
Apparently, the study involved having a group of men play WWF Wrestlemania and a group of women played a beach volley ball game and were questioned before and after the experiment.
Then again, this study does pretty much assume that most video game players are out of shape, which probably isn’t completely out of line.
Read (Kansas.com)