Every hour a child spends playing video games each day raises risk of OCD by 13%, study claims

Every hour a child spends playing video games pre day raises their risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) by 13 percent, a study suggests. There was also a correlation between watching YouTube content and OCD - with every hour spent streaming videos associated with an 11 percent raised risk. Yet, unlike other studies, the latest research found no association between watching films or movies or playing on cell phones. The researchers blamed YouTube algorithms and addictive video game content for fostering compulsive feelings in preteens. Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco, recruited 9,204 children aged nine to 10.