Career as a Professional Gamer: Gaming Motives as Predictors of Career Plans to Become a Professional Esport Player.
career planning
eSports
gaming motivations
mental health
professional video gaming
Journal
Frontiers in psychology
ISSN: 1664-1078
Titre abrégé: Front Psychol
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101550902
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
09
03
2020
accepted:
07
07
2020
entrez:
9
9
2020
pubmed:
10
9
2020
medline:
10
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Increasing numbers of young video gamers view esports (i.e., competitive video gaming) as a career opportunity, rather than just a recreational activity. Previous studies have explored the motivational differences between esport and recreational gamers and the motivational changes through career journey to become a professional esport player. The present study explored the predictors of career plans to become a professional esport player, with a specific focus on gaming motivations. Gaming time, gaming motivations, and esport-related playing experience were also examined among Hungarian gamers with competitive gaming experience (
Identifiants
pubmed: 32903792
doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01866
pmc: PMC7438909
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
1866Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Bányai, Zsila, Griffiths, Demetrovics and Király.
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