Comportamento sedentário, prática de atividade física e presença de sofrimento mental em jogadores de elite de eSports

Abstract

eSport has been growing in audience and number of players. However, there is a lack of studies on the effects of competitive electronic games on health- related behaviors and mental health. Thus, the present study evaluated sedentary behavior, the level of physical activity and the presence of mental suffering in elite eSports players. This is a cross-sectional, descriptive and associative study carried out with 40 elite players. Participants answered a set of questionnaires online. There was a high average daily time playing games (> 5 hours) and using computer (> 9 hours), and high week sedentary behavior (> 81 hours). Mental suffering was identified in 57.5% of the players. The level of physical activity practice was low. Finally, the practice time in electronic games and physical activity level were associated with participation in competitions (p < .05).