Qualitative Report
Real life active gaming practices of 7 – 11 year old childrenAllsop, S., Rumbold, P.L.S., Debuse, D. & Dodd-Reynolds, C.
Games for Health Journal, 2(6), 2013 pp. 347 - 353
DOI: 10.1089/g4h.2013.0050
Objective: to determine real life behaviors during children’s active videogame play.
Method: 40 questionnaires were returned from 7-11 year old children and their parents.
Findings: of this sample, most children play Wii Sports for around 80 minutes once or twice a week. More than half the children ate or drank during game play and this extended game play. Most perceive active videogaming as “an alternative form of exercise, and the main reasons for active videogame play included for entertainment, health benefits and the environment.”