Ketelhut, Sascha; Nigg, Claudio R (2024). Heartbeats and high scores: esports triggers cardiovascular and autonomic stress response. Frontiers in sports and active living, 6(1380903) Frontiers 10.3389/fspor.2024.1380903
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INTRODUCTION
Gaming is often labeled as sedentary behavior. However, competitive gaming, also known as esports, involves significant cognitive demands and may induce stress. This study aims to investigate whether the psychophysical demands during esports elicit a physiological stress response.
METHODS
Fourteen FIFA 21 and thirteen League of Legends players (23.3 ± 2.8 years) were recruited for the study. Heart rate (HR), root mean square of successive differences between normal heartbeats (RMSSD), peripheral and central blood pressure (BP), pulse wave velocity (PWV), and energy expenditure (EE) were assessed during supine rest, seated rest, and competitive FIFA or League of Legends matches.
RESULTS
No significant group × condition interactions were observed for any of the outcomes. However, there were significant increases in mean HR (p < 0.001, = 0.383), RMSSD (p = 0.019, = 0.226), peripheral systolic BP (p < 0.001, = 0.588), peripheral diastolic BP (p = 0.005, = 0.272), central systolic BP (p = 0.005; = 0.369), central diastolic BP (p = 0.016, = 0.313), PWV (p = 0.004, = 0.333), and EE (p < 0.001, = 0.721) during both games compared to the seated rest condition.
CONCLUSION
Despite the sedentary nature of esports, the psychophysical demands appear to elicit physiological responses. Interestingly, no significant differences were found between the different game genres.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
07 Faculty of Human Sciences > Institute of Sport Science (ISPW) |
UniBE Contributor: |
Ketelhut, Sascha Ingemar, Nigg, Claudio Renato |
Subjects: |
700 Arts > 790 Sports, games & entertainment |
ISSN: |
2624-9367 |
Publisher: |
Frontiers |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Pubmed Import |
Date Deposited: |
22 Apr 2024 08:57 |
Last Modified: |
23 Apr 2024 09:57 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.3389/fspor.2024.1380903 |
PubMed ID: |
38638448 |
Uncontrolled Keywords: |
energy expenditure esports heart rate variability hemodynamics mental stress physical stress |
BORIS DOI: |
10.48350/196114 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/196114 |
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