Psychological skills in esports
The aim of this qualitative study was to explore in more detail the key psychological skills that affect players' performance in esports. A total of ten players from a range of different individual and team esports were interviewed. The data analysis was carried out through a CodeBook thematic...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2022 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona |
| Repositorio: | Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB |
| Idioma: | inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ddd.uab.cat:271418 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://ddd.uab.cat/record/271418 https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.51698/aloma.2022.40.1.36-41 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Esports Rendimiento Habilidades psicológicas Psychological skills Performance Sport psychology Psicología del deporte |
| Sumario: | The aim of this qualitative study was to explore in more detail the key psychological skills that affect players' performance in esports. A total of ten players from a range of different individual and team esports were interviewed. The data analysis was carried out through a CodeBook thematic analysis. The results obtained suggest that the following three main dimensions underpin the optimal performance of the players: (a) technical-tactical skills, (b) psychological skills and (c) healthy habits. Within the category of psychological skills, 8 components were found: (a) Attentional control, (b) Emotional control, (c) Activation control, (d) Communication, (e) Team cohesion, (f) Thought control, (g) Goal control and (h) Behavioral control. In addition, an emerging theme was found to be the careers they have developed within esports, with all participants following a similar pattern. The results suggest the importance of sport psychology as a performance-related activity, the similarity of the psycho-logical skills found with those that are prevalent in traditional sport, the importance of working on sustained at-tention and coping with tilt, and the importance of the careers of esports players. |
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