Video games can help teenagers better manage and express their emotions, a new study has claimed. Research by experts in Milan suggests that young people were better at understanding and expressing their emotions after playing video games as part of an emotional intelligence training programme. Tom Baranowski, editor-in-chief of Games for Health Journal, which published the research, said it could be the starting point for the development of more video games designed to help with health issues. A relatively new health issue is emotional intelligence, which has implications for various health problems, including coping with stress,” he said. “Their (the researchers) preliminary evaluation indicated that playing the game enhanced the students’ evaluation and expression of emotions.

Source: Irish Examiner July 16, 2019 14:03 UTC