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ArticleBehavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Gaming Habits in Esports: An Exploratory Approach Among University Student Gamers in Europe.

Mário Coelho Teixeira, Gonçalo Aguiar Mendes, Jerónimo García-Fernández, André Dionísio Sesinando

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Article in Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Mário Coelho TeixeiraDepartment of Sport and Health, School of Health and Human Development, University of Évora, 7000-727 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-0822-2623
Gonçalo Aguiar MendesSchool of Health and Human Development, University of Évora, 7000-727 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0009-0005-5777-0107
Jerónimo García-FernándezDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, University of Seville, 41013 Seville, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6574-9758
André Dionísio SesinandoCenter for Advanced Studies in Management and Economics (CEFAGE-UÉ), University of Évora, 7000-809 Évora, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0001-8176-2071

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Abstract

The field of esports has been studied from different multidisciplinary perspectives, making it an emerging field with plenty of room for progress. However, it still has underdeveloped areas, such as university esports. The purpose of this study was to analyze student gamers enrolled on higher education courses in Portugal and identify their sociodemographic profile and gaming habits, as well as to assess their interest in university esports. Methodologically, we followed a quantitative-descriptive approach; data were collected between April and June 2024 using an online questionnaire and then analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. The sample consisted of 1073 student gamers with regular gaming habits enrolled at 30 public institutions in 2023/2024. Our results show a high level of interest in university esports (n = 579, 54.0%), and the greater the involvement in gaming, the greater the interest. The male gender continues to prevail in this context (n = 770, 71.8%), and the majority play daily (n = 515, 48.0%), between 6 and 10 h a week (n = 322, 30.0%), although there are differences in the various indicators between genders. We identified the most played videogame categories (n = 8) and those that they intend to play (n = 15) in university esports. In conclusion, university esports offer a wide range of options and are played in a context favorable to gaming interest (young adult students), with enormous growth and expression within the esports phenomenon.

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digital consumptionelectronic sportssports managementuniversity esportsvideogamesyoung adults

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