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Video Games An Effective Stress Reliever For Young Adults
A study of 336 players found that happiness from Super Mario games significantly lowers burnout risk by providing a break from academic and digital pressures.
- Imperial College London researchers found Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi series games may reduce burnout among young adults, HealthDay News reported Dec. 29, 2025.
- Participants described the games' visuals and tone as calming, noting Super Mario Bros. Wonder's bright colors and optimistic design evoked calm and childlike joy.
- Methodology combined interviews and a 336-player survey to validate findings, starting with 41 university students, initial interview sample, exploring measures of childlike wonder, happiness, and burnout.
- Senior researcher Andreas Eisingerich said reclaiming joy through mainstream video games may offer a potent antidote to burnout cynicism and fatigue in young adults.
- The paper appears in JMIR Serious Games and JMIR Publications issued a news release on Dec. 22, 2025; Boston Children's Digital Wellness Lab is cited for more information.
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Video Games An Effective Stress Reliever For Young Adults
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