Effect of Mahjong on children's intelligence quotient.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effect of Mahjong, which is a table game played by three or four players and involves intellectual activity, on the intelligence quotient (IQ) of children. The participants were children between the age of 6 and 15 years, and their IQ was assessed immediately after enrolling in children's Mahjong classes and 1 year after the enrollment using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). Twenty children were included in the analysis. Their mean age at the time of the initial evaluation was 9 years and 6 months. In addition, we conducted a 1-year post-examination. The change in the IQ of this group was compared to that of a historical control group with a similar age range and test-retest interval. The mean overall full-scale IQ of the 20

SUBMITTER: Higashijima T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549265 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature