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Game on: a cross-sectional study on gamers’ mental health, game patterns, physical activity, eating and sleeping habits

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dc.contributor.authorMatias, Catarina N. 
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Joana 
dc.contributor.authorCavaca, Margarida L. 
dc.contributor.authorCardoso, Sofia 
dc.contributor.authorGiro, Rita 
dc.contributor.authorVaz, João 
dc.contributor.authorCouto, Pedro A. 
dc.contributor.authorDores, Artemisa Rocha
dc.contributor.authorFerreira, Tiago B. 
dc.contributor.authorTinsley, G.M. 
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, Filipe J. 
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-11T17:06:11Z
dc.date.available2023-10-11T17:06:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractProblematic gaming patterns have been associated with mental disorders and an unhealthy lifestyle pattern characterized by poor physical activity, nutritional habits, and sleep patterns. Thus, our objective was to characterize highly engaged Portuguese gamers by assessing the prevalence of these health issues and patterns, including Internet Gaming Disorder. A sample of 235 gamers (83.3% male) recruited online (through mailing list and social media) participated in online questionnaires to assess sociodemographic and health information, gaming and nutritional habits, physical activity patterns, sleep hygiene, and mental health. The highly engaged gamers showed a mean playing time of 3.5 h/day (SD = 2.1) and 5.5 h/day (SD = 3.0) in other screen-related activities. Most of the players reported not consuming snacks while gaming. Physical activity practice was observed in 63.8% of the players. Most of the participants (66.3%) reported poor sleep quality and a “moderately and definitely evening” chronotype (60.4%). Gamers showed low scores of IGD, with only three reported cases, and half of the gamers reporting good psychological well-being. The mean of BSI scores was 1.6 (SD = 0.6), close to the cut-off point of 1.7. Poor sleep quality was observed in Portuguese gamers. Despite this, gamers seem to display a healthy lifestyle consisting of regular physical activity, a healthy diet during gaming time, and an unproblematic gaming behavior, as well as an emotionally healthy profile and state of well-being. Future studies should conduct a more thorough analysis of these variables and further explore possible correlations.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMatias, C. N., Cardoso, J., Cavaca, M. L., Cardoso, S., Giro, R., Vaz, J., Couto, P. A., Dores, A. R., Ferreira, T. B., Tinsley, G. M., & Teixeira, F. J. (2023). Game on: A cross-sectional study on gamers’ mental health, Game patterns, physical activity, eating and sleeping habits. Computers in Human Behavior, 148, 107901. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.107901pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.chb.2023.107901pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn1873-7692
dc.identifier.issn0747-5632
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/23680
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationThis work was not supported by any entity or funding grant. JC is supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology through the Ph.D. grant: 2021.08225.BD. ARD was supported by Fundaç˜ao para a Ciˆencia e Tecnologia (FCT) through R&D Units funding (UIDB/05210/2020).pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563223002522?via%3Dihubpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectMental health Physical activitypt_PT
dc.subjectNutrionpt_PT
dc.subjectSlepppt_PT
dc.subjectInternet gaming disorderpt_PT
dc.titleGame on: a cross-sectional study on gamers’ mental health, game patterns, physical activity, eating and sleeping habitspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage9pt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleComputers in Human Behaviorpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume148pt_PT
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