Young people often get caught up in dangerous games

Scientists have confirmed that teenagers are easy to get involved in when they see their peers behave in the same way, in particular taking dangerous actions to see 'who is more profitable'.

And with the popularity of social networking games such as 'TidePod' challenge, according to which teenagers who challenge each other to swallow the detergent, US officials have to raise their alarm, experts warn that it will become more and more It is more difficult to protect teenage children from toxic external influences.

Earlier, the Blue Whale game also caused dozens of teenagers to die when persuading players to watch horror movies, act on themselves and eventually commit suicide.

Young people should not mimic risky behaviors of peers.(PHOTO IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK).

In the new study, the leader of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-USA) Livia Tomova - devised a non-dangerous game that could reflect players' thoughts in performing actions. risk.

According to a report on the Scientific Reports specialist, they asked 52 students to participate in the bubble pumping game. If the bubble explodes the player will not be paid and the risk of explosion bubbles will increase after each pumping.

After the first round, the participants said they would follow others how to do that.

This means that the students are more likely to pump the ball close to the explosion if their peers do the same.

'In everyday life, we humans often face decisions that can have serious consequences for ourselves,' said Dr. Tomova.

'For example, the choice of sprinting on the road, joining people who drink more alcohol or having sex with strangers creates a big impact on everyone's life,' said Ms Tomova. , and young people can completely protect themselves if they give up thinking to be better than losing friends.