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Physically attractive teens are less likely to engage in gaming at all, whereas unattractive teens who do game spend more time each week on it than other gamers.
Attractive adults are also less likely than others to spend any time gaming; and if they do, they spend less time on it than less attractive adults.
Using the longitudinal nature of the Add Health Study, we find supportive evidence that these relationships are causal for adults:
good looks decrease gaming time, not vice-versa.
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