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Article Dans Une Revue Psychology in Russia: State of the Art Année : 2014

Using videogames to treat childhood obesity

Andrey I. Podolskiy
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Oleg A. Podolskiy
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Patrick Schmoll
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Childhood obesity is one of the most dangerous pathologies; it can lead to serious illness in the absence of medical support. In this article we give an overview of the use of videog-ames for reducing and normalizing the weight of overweight and obese children. We discuss the categorization of the existing games and their limits, and we outline the perspectives of psychopedagogical research in the domain of game design for treating obese and overweight children. The role of long-term motivation in the treatment of obesity is one of the crucial questions we discuss. We try to understand how videogames can help children and parents maintain motivation during weight-loss treatment. The role of parents is undeniable in ensuring the success of weight-loss programs for overweight or obese children. Perhaps videogames can be the instrument for families' lifestyle changes.

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Psychologie
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halshs-02017130 , version 1 (26-02-2019)

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Daria A. Druzhinenko-Silhan, Andrey I. Podolskiy, Oleg A. Podolskiy, Patrick Schmoll. Using videogames to treat childhood obesity. Psychology in Russia: State of the Art, 2014, 7 (4), pp.51-64. ⟨10.11621/pir.2014.0405⟩. ⟨halshs-02017130⟩

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