ArticleCyberpsychology, behavior and social networking2023
Esports Players Are Less Extroverted and Conscientious than Athletes.
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- Beyond Performance: Cognitive Overload and Related Cognitive, Psychophysiological, and Performance States in Competitive Esports-A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Driven by Dopamine: Genetic Insights into Motivation and Performance in Sports and Esports.Genes · 2026Review
- Level of intestinal permeability markers and selected aspects of diet and BMI of Polish e-sports players.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- Amplifying Cognitive Functions in Amateur Esports Athletes: The Impact of Short-Term Virtual Reality Training on Reaction Time, Motor Time, and Eye-Hand Coordination.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Applying a synergistic mindsets intervention to an esports context.Royal Society open science · 2024Article
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Abstract
The worldwide status of esports as a sporting phenomenon has been developed in the past decade. However, as the esports industry has grown, it has remained an understudied scientific field. Esports is often contrasted with traditional sports regarding various aspects, including lack of physical activity and the online nature of social interactions. However, little is known whether individuals competing in esports-esports players-differ from individuals competing in traditional sports-athletes. To address this question, we examined the personality characteristics of both types of performers. We collected cross-sectional data on esports players' (
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