Effects of action video games on different attentional subnetworks——Evidence from a meta-analysis

Subjects: Psychology >> Cognitive Psychology submitted time 2023-04-21

CONG Xinrui WU Zeyu MAN Zula·aijiangshan JIANG Yunpeng LIU Yan WU Xia

Abstract： Action video games (AVG) require players to process and quickly respond to multiple complex and rapidly changing pieces of information in a wide field of view. Previous research has debated whether AVG can promote the development of attentional skills. We used a meta-analysis approach to analyze the effects of AVG on attention and its sub-networks. The effects of behavioral indicators as moderating variables in the relationship between them were also examined. Atotal of 28eligible papers with 71 effect sizes involving 3359 subjects was included. The results showed that AVGhad the most significant effect on attentional alertness, with a relatively high effect, while attentional orientation and executive control had a relatively low effects. Additionally, the effect of AVGonattention was moderated by behavioral indicators, with reaction times being greater than the effect of accuracy, suggesting that reaction times are more sensitive when examining attention functions. These findings suggest that AVG are most closely related to the alertness function and are influenced by the performance of reaction times. The present study clarifies the relationship between AVG and attentionand provides a basis for comparison of results across studies.

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