From controllers to cognition: the importance of selection factors on video game and gameplay mechanic-derived cognitive differences

Table 3 Parameter estimates for gaming behavior

Processing Speed	Dsym N = 1164		CPS N = 1189		SAM N = 1181
	Unadj	Adj	Unadj	Adj	Unadj	Adj
DST	0.03 [−0.28, 0.34]	−0.13 [−0.42, 0.16]	0.05 [−0.13, 0.23]	−0.03 [−0.2, 0.13]	0.02 [−0.32, 0.37]	−0.10 [−0.42, 0.23]
Vgplay	2.75 [0.96, 4.55]	1.49 [−0.2, 3.18]	1.80 [0.81, 2.80]	1.10 [0.16, 2.04]	2.64 [0.72, 4.56]	1.72 [−0.12, 3.56]
Adolescent IQ		0.52 [0.44, 0.60]		0.30 [0.26, 0.34]		0.44 [0.36, 0.53]

Spatial reasoning	BD N = 1165		PFB N = 1188		CR N = 1171
	Unadj	Adj	Unadj	Adj	Unadj	Adj
DST	−0.04 [−0.26, 0.18]	−0.19 [−0.37, −0.01]	−0.05 [−0.14, 0.04]	−0.10 [−0.18, −0.02]	−0.19 [−1.01, 0.64]	−0.50 [−1.27, 0.28]
Vgplay	2.32 [1.13, 3.50]	1.07 [0.10, 2.04]	1.00 [0.51, 1.50]	0.54 [0.11, 0.97]	7.98 [3.30, 12.66]	4.46 [0.001, 8.92]
Adolescent IQ		0.5 [0.45, 0.54]		0.18 [0.16, 0.19]		1.10 [0.9, 1.31]

Adj=adjusts for adolescent IQ and years-follow up. Vgplay=video gameplay, DST=digital screen time, Dsym=Digit Symbol, CPS=Colorado Perceptual Speed, SAM=Subtraction and Multiplication, Dsp=Digit Span, BD=Block Design, PFB=Paper Form Board, CR=Card Rotations. Bolded parameters indicate p < .05.

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