Sleep and performance in Eathletes: for the win!

Bonnar, Daniel; Castine, Ben; Kakoschke, Naomi; Sharp, Gemma

doi:10.1016/j.sleh.2019.06.007

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“…However, the reasons for increased risk of psychological issues in esports athletes remains unexplored. To date, to the best of our knowledge, there have been no https://doi.org/10.17241/smr.2020.00773 empirical studies investigating psychological and sleep-related problems of esports athletes comparing them to nonathlete counterparts [3,4].…”

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“…Given the effect of sleep on mood and performance [10] and the high burnout rate of esports athletes, this finding should be considered important [11]. In addition, esports athletes may be at an increased risk of sub-optimal sleep due to long training hours, high consumption of caffeinated beverages, frequent travel to different time zones due to matches, and the nature of competitive esports (e.g., precompetition worries, gaming culture) [3,4], which could therefore also compromise performance and mental health.…”

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Sleep Characteristics and Risk Factors of Korean Esports Athletes: An Exploratory Study

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Background and ObjectiveaaAlthough sleep is a potentially important determinant of performance in esports, there have been no published data on the sleep behavior of professional esports athletes. The aim of this study is to investigate sleep aspects and sleep risk factors in esports athletes. MethodsaaThirty-four esports athletes were compared with 21 nonathletes from the general population to assess their sleep patterns and mood. Study 1 is a quantitative study with a 2-week observation period of sleep that was performed after evaluating insomnia severity, daytime sleepiness, sleep knowledge, and mood state. During the sleep observation period, participants recorded sleep diaries. In study 2, qualitative research was conducted with in-depth interviews from 6 participants. ResultsaaThe esports athlete group reported significantly delayed sleep phase compared to the nonathlete group (d = 2.10 hours, p < 0.001). The esports athlete group reported significantly lower sleep quality and scores for feeling refreshed upon awakening, higher depression scores and significantly higher proportion of individuals with clinical symptoms of depression compared to the nonathlete group (ps < 0.01). In study 2, six themes emerged from the interviews: sleep risk factors, sleep protective factors, lifestyle, stressors, organizational management, and demands for sleep/ psychological intervention. ConclusionsaaThe professional esports athletes showed more depressed mood and more delayed sleep phase compared to the non-athletes. A wide range of interventions tailored to esports athletes should be developed and implemented on both individual and organizational levels.

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Sleep Characteristics and Risk Factors of Korean Esports Athletes: An Exploratory Study

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“…Being an esports athlete entails frequent traveling across multiple time zones [9], so sleep interventions should incorporate education on behavioural methods that can be implemented before, during and after travel to mitigate the effects of jet lag (i.e. circadian misalignment) and travel fatigue.…”

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“…Esports is a cognitive based activity [6] and sleep is critical for optimal cognitive functioning (e.g., processing speed, working memory, executive functioning) [7,8]. Hence, our research group has recently proposed that adequate sleep likely plays a key role in esports performance [9]. Importantly, despite the apparent need for sleep, esports athletes may be exposed to a range of risk factors for sub-optimal sleep similar to traditional athletes.…”

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“…Importantly, despite the apparent need for sleep, esports athletes may be exposed to a range of risk factors for sub-optimal sleep similar to traditional athletes. In our previous paper [9], we outlined several universal risk factors (e.g., caffeine use, pre-competition anxiety, travel) experienced by all athletes regardless of the sport played. However, other potential risk factors for sub-optimal sleep inherent to esports also warrant attention, namely, gaming culture and game genre.…”

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Risk Factors and Sleep Intervention Considerations in Esports: A Review and Practical Guide

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Esports is a booming global industry and has been officially included in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. Given that esports is a cognitive based activity, and sleep is well known to be critical for optimal cognitive functioning, our research group recently proposed that sleep might be an important determinant of esports performance. The focus of the current review was to expand our limited understanding regarding the role of sleep in esports by exploring risk factors for suboptimal sleep and developing an associated intervention framework. More specifically, we aimed to 1) examine how gaming culture and game genre might negatively influence sleep behaviour, 2) describe a conceptual model to explain how sub-optimal sleep occurs in esports, and 3) outline sleep intervention considerations that specifically meet the needs of esports athletes. We conclude that gaming culture and game genre could both impact the sleep behaviour of esports athletes, via cognitive and behavioural mechanisms. Furthermore, adapting Spielman's three-factor model to esports may provide a useful and easy to understand conceptualisation for sub-optimal sleep in esports. Lastly, sleep interventions for traditional athletes can be suitably modified for esports but must be comprehensive and extend from a theoretically grounded conceptual model.

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Sleep and performance in Eathletes: for the win!

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Sleep Characteristics and Risk Factors of Korean Esports Athletes: An Exploratory Study

Sleep Characteristics and Risk Factors of Korean Esports Athletes: An Exploratory Study

Risk Factors and Sleep Intervention Considerations in Esports: A Review and Practical Guide

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