Objectives Competition is related to psychophysiological stress responses and is a key
aspect of esports. Yet, while competition may indeed have an impact on performance, little is …

Background Stress resilience influences mental well-being and vulnerability to psychiatric
disorders. Usually, measurement of resilience is based on subjective reports, susceptible to …

To inform future intervention strategies and enhance professional esports players'
performance, this qualitative study investigated stressors, associated stress responses, and …

One goal of sport psychology research is to assist athletes in adapting their training and
competitive behavior to maintain or enhance high-level performance under stressful and …

Increases in men's testosterone (T) levels after intrasexual competitions and exposure to
females facilitate competitive and courtship behaviours, suggesting T reactivity should affect …

Introducción: Las reacciones emocionales han sido ampliamente teorizadas, especialmente
el miedo y la ansiedad. Usualmente se acompañan de estrés, somatizaciones o pánico …

Background: Serious games have shown positive results in increasing motivation,
adherence to treatment and strengthening the therapeutic alliance in multiple psychiatric …

Competition elicits different psychological and cardiovascular responses depending on a
person's skills. Decision-making has been considered a distal factor that influences …

Loot boxes (LBs) are microtransactions within video games that offer players the opportunity
to acquire virtual items randomly. LBs shared structural and psychological features with …

In 2000, Taylor and colleagues proposed the “tend-and-befriend” hypothesis, which posits
that women utilize an alternative stress response to fight-or-flight, promoting the survival of …