- Title
- The influence of an esports-adapted coping effectiveness training (E-CET) on resilience, mental health, and subjective performance among elite league of Legends players : a pilot study
- Creator
- Poulus, Dylan; Bennett, Kyle; Swann, Christian; Moyle, Gene; Polman, Remco
- Date
- 2023
- Type
- Text; Journal article
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/198846
- Identifier
- vital:19122
- Identifier
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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102510
- Identifier
- ISSN:1469-0292 (ISSN)
- Abstract
- Objective: This study aimed to develop, and pilot esports-adapted coping effectiveness training (E-CET) and measure its influence on coping effectiveness (global and specific), subjective performance, mental health (psychological distress and wellbeing), and resilience. Design: Five elite male League of Legends players competing in the League of Legends Circuit Oceania participated in a mixed methods research design. The effects of E-CET were measured using a within-subjects quasi-experimental design (i.e., pre-to-post, no control group). To measure the effects of E-CET on specific stressors, a longitudinal diary design was used. Method: Players participated in a 2-h session of E-CET and a 45-min follow-up workshop. The 2-h workshop delivered content on two conceptual areas: (1) developing awareness of the stress and coping process; and (2) how to cope with stress. Players completed pre-intervention, post-intervention, and follow-up measures and twice-weekly stress journals. Results: E-CET led to increases in players' perceived coping effectiveness and subjective performance, but there were no changes in psychological distress, psychological wellbeing, and resilience. However, the results indicate some positive signs for future coping interventions with League of Legends players and iterations of E-CET. Conclusion: The E-CET program appears to provide an opportunity to improve performance and mental health for esports players. © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
- Publisher
- Elsevier Ltd
- Relation
- Psychology of Sport and Exercise Vol. 69, no. (2023), p.
- Rights
- All metadata describing materials held in, or linked to, the repository is freely available under a CC0 licence
- Rights
- Copyright © 2023 Elsevier Ltd
- Subject
- 5201 Applied and developmental psychology; Competitive gaming; Esports; Performance psychology; Pilot studies; Sport psychology; Stress
- Reviewed
- Funder
- The Manna Institute is supported by the Australian Government Department of Education through the Regional Research Collaboration Program.
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