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
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

1866

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2020 Bányai, Zsila, Griffiths, Demetrovics and Király.

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Auteurs

Fanni Bányai (F)

Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Doctoral School of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Ágnes Zsila (Á)

Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Institute of Psychology, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, Hungary.

Mark D Griffiths (MD)

International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, United Kingdom.

Zsolt Demetrovics (Z)

Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

Orsolya Király (O)

Institute of Psychology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.

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