The Role of Experience, Perceived Match Importance, and Anxiety on Cortisol Response in an Official Esports Competition

The aim of the present study was to analyse the neuroendocrine stress response, psychological anxiety response, and perceived match importance (PMI) between expert and non-expert control gamers in an official competitive context. We analyzed, in 25 expert esports players and 20 control participants,...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Mendoza, Vicente Javier Clemente-Suárez, José Ramón Alvero-Cruz, Iván Rivilla, Jerónimo García-Romero, Manuel Fernández-Navas, Margarita Carrillo de Albornoz-Gil, Manuel Jiménez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/6/2893