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Journal article
Social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use in e-athletes
Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.12, pp.1-10
11/11/2021
PMCID: PMC8632024
PMID: 34858261
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Abstract
The aims of the present study were twofold. First, to investigate self-reported social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use in esports athletes (e-athletes) compared to traditional athletes. Second, to determine if self-reported social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use influenced e-athlete in-game rank. An online survey was used to collect data from an international sample of e-athletes (n = 1,444). The e-athletes reported less social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use than reported by traditional athletes in previous studies. E-athletes with higher scores in social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use was associated with higher in-game rank. The lack of an organisational structure in esports may be a contributing factor as to why e-athletes score lower than traditional athletes on social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use. Future research is warranted to explore the development of esports programs aiming to promote athletes’ social support, self-regulation, and use of psychological skills to enhance in-game performance and well-being.
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- Title
- Social support, self-regulation, and psychological skill use in e-athletes
- Creators
- Michael G Trotter - Queensland University of TechnologyTristan J Coulter - Queensland University of TechnologyPaul A Davis - Umeå UniversityDylan R Poulus - Southern Cross UniversityRemco Polman - Queensland University of Technology
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Psychology, Vol.12, pp.1-10
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation; Switzerland
- Identifiers
- 991012987889602368
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2021 Trotter, Coulter, Davis, Poulus and Polman. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
- Academic Unit
- School of Health and Human Sciences; Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article