Virtual parenting games may boost desire for real children, study finds

Virtual parenting games may boost desire for real children, study finds

Declining birth rates present a demographic challenge for nations across the globe, particularly in East Asia. A new study published in Frontiers in Psychology suggests that playing life simulation video games may influence a player’s desire to have children in the real world. The research indicates that the emotional bonds formed with virtual characters can serve as a psychological pathway to shaping reproductive attitudes. Societies such as Ch…