Comparison of Mental Skills of Professional Esports Players With Different Levels of Physical Activity

Healthy Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Comparison of Mental Toughness and Mental Imagination Skills of Professional Esports Players With Different Levels of Physical Activity

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05372276
• Other study ID #: Istanbul Universty-Cerrahpasa
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: November 1, 2022
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2024

Study information

• Verified date: May 2023
• Source: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 63
• Est. completion date: December 1, 2024
• Est. primary completion date: April 1, 2023
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Healthy
• Physical Inactivity

Intervention

Other:
• Assessment 1
Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sport
• Assessment 2
Sport Imagery Questionnaire
• Assessment 3
The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
• Assessment 4
The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa (IUC)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Filgueiras A, Hall CR. Psychometric properties of the Brazilian-adapted version of Sport Imagery Questionnaire. Psicol Reflex Crit. 2017 Oct 4;30(1):22. doi: 10.1186/s41155-017-0075-7. — View Citation

Gucciardi DF, Hanton S, Fleming S. Are mental toughness and mental health contradictory concepts in elite sport? A narrative review of theory and evidence. J Sci Med Sport. 2017 Mar;20(3):307-311. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2016.08.006. Epub 2016 Aug 9. — View Citation

Papathanasiou G, Georgoudis G, Georgakopoulos D, Katsouras C, Kalfakakou V, Evangelou A. Criterion-related validity of the short International Physical Activity Questionnaire against exercise capacity in young adults. Eur J Cardiovasc Prev Rehabil. 2010 Aug;17(4):380-6. doi: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e328333ede6. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)	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".	4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
Other	The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)	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.	4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
Primary	The International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ)	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.	3 months, July 2022 - September 2022
Secondary	Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sports	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.	4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
Secondary	Sport Imagery Questionaire	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.	4 months, September 2022 - December 2022