ArticleBMJ open sport & exercise medicine2021
Mental health symptoms in electronic football players.
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- Mental Health Monitoring in Esports Athletes Using an mHealth App: Requirements Analysis and Usability Study.JMIR human factors · 2026Article
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- As Critical as the Score in the E-Sports World: The Effect of Stress on Eating Behavior.Food science & nutrition · 2026Article
- Sleep Quality and Mental Health of High-Level Esports Competitors: A Cross-Sectional Study.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Neurodiversity and mental health in esports.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Promoting mental health in esports.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
- Digital Challenges: Investigating Computer Vision Syndrome in Thai Esports Through a Case-Control Approach.Clinical optometry · 2024Article
- Perspectives of eFootball Players and Staff Members Regarding the Effects of Esports on Health: A Qualitative Study.Sports medicine - open · 2023Article
- Associations Between Esports Participation and Health: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2022Article
- Examining the Predictors of Mental Ill Health in Esport Competitors.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe escalated competitive pressure and professionalisation of esports players could predispose them to mental health symptoms. We aimed to develop a model to explore the association between distress and anxiety/depression symptoms and potential associations between adaptive or maladaptive coping strategies, sleeping disturbance, alcohol consumption and eating habits in electronic football players.
methodsThe present exploratory cross-sectional study includes the Distress Screener, General Health Questionnaire, Brief Cope, Sleep Disturbance Domain of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test Consumption and a set of questions regarding eating habits. A two-step robust maximum likelihood method of the Structural Equation Modelling approach was used.
resultsBoth measurement model (χ
conclusionAn integrative approach to help electronic football players when early signs of distress are present might help avoid other mental health symptoms that interfere with players' well-being and overall health. Additionally, adequate coping strategies to manage anxiety symptoms due to distress may help counteract potential negative consequences for lifestyle habits in electronic football players.
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