Healthy, Physical Inactivity
Conditions
Keywords
esport, physical activity, mental toughness, mental imaginery
Brief summary
Competitive video games, defined as esports, have been increasing in popularity especially in the last ten years. In this study, our primary aim is; to compare the mental abilities of professional esport players with different physical activity levels.
Detailed description
Competitive video games, defined as esports, have been increasing in popularity especially in the last ten years. In this study, our primary aim is; to compare the mental abilities of professional esport players with different physical activity levels. The second aim of our study is; to reveal information about the physical activity levels of Turkish professional esports players. In addition, pioneering information will be presented to both clinicians and researchers on physical activity in esports, which is frequently discussed today.
Interventions
OTHERAssessment 1
Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sport
OTHERAssessment 2
Sport Imagery Questionnaire
OTHERAssessment 3
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
OTHERAssessment 4
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
Sponsors
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Beingover 18 years old * Being a professional esports player * Being contracted with an esports club * Esports branch includes games played on a computer platform, in sitting position, using mouse, keyboard and monitor. * Volunteering for the study
Exclusion criteria
* Sports branches in which different equipments that can change biomechanical properties such as phone, console, joystick are used. * Having less than 2 years of esports background * Having any musculoskeletal injury within 6 months * Having any neurological, rheumatological, cardiac problems * Having a psychiatric illness * Having any communication problems
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ) | 3 months, July 2022 - September 2022 | The short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (UFAA) will be used to determine the physical activity levels of the participants. The UFAA-Short Form is a valid tool used to assess physical activity in young adults. It is a 7-item scale that evaluates the duration and frequency of vigorous physical activity, moderate physical activity, walking and sedentary behavior based on MET values. Physical activity levels are classified into 3 categories according to the scores obtained by multiplying the duration, frequency and MET values of the physical activities that the participants participated in within 7 days and for at least 10 minutes. Accordingly, \<600 MET - min/week is defined as inactive, 600 - 3000 MET - min/week low, and \>3000 MET - min/week is defined as sufficient physical activity level. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sports | 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022 | The mental toughness parameters of the participants will be evaluated face-to-face with the Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sports. It was developed by Sheard, Golby and Van Wersch in 2009. It is a 14-item scale that includes three sub-dimensions of trust, continuity and control and provides information about mental resilience in young adults. Although there are reverse questions in the scale, it includes a Likert-type evaluation between 1 and 4 (1= Completely false, 4= Completely true). Although the highest score that can be obtained is 56, high scores from the scale show that the athletes have a high level of mental endurance. |
| Sport Imagery Questionaire | 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022 | The imagination skills of the participants will be evaluated face-to-face with the Sports Imagery Questionnaire. It is a 30-item scale developed by Hall, Mack, Paivio, and Hausenblas in 1998, including 5 sub-dimensions. Each item included in the scale is scored between 1 and 7 by the athletes. Although the highest score that can be obtained is 210, high scores indicate an increase in visualization skills. |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022 | PUKI is a self-report scale that assesses sleep quality and sleep disturbance over a one-month period. PUKI was published in 1989 by Buysse et al. and it has been shown to have sufficient internal consistency, test-retest reliability and validity. In the evaluation of PUKI, 18 items are included in the scoring. The total score has a value between 0-21, a high total score indicates poor sleep quality. A total PUKI score of ≤5 indicates good sleep quality, and \>5 indicates poor sleep quality. |
| The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) | 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022 | Cohen et al. (1983) was designed to determine how stressful the individual perceives certain situations in his life. There are two short forms of PSS with 10 and 4 items. Scoring of PASS-10 ranges from 0 to 40. A high score indicates an excess of one's perception of stress. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed