RESUMO
As the esports industry grows, marketing campaigns for fast food, soft drinks, alcoholic and energy drinks, and dietary supplements at related events intensify. Portuguese and Brazilian esports players' dietary patterns remain unexplored. This study aimed to characterize the dietary and gaming habits of esports players. We applied an anonymous, open online survey to a convenience sample of esports players that included the PREDIMED and the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale. The survey was shared through email and social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Discord, WhatsApp, and Twitch. The sample (n = 579) was predominantly male (91.4%), averaged 26.1 (SD = 7.0) years, and 25.9 (SD = 5.5) kg/m2. Most reported a weak (53.7%) adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Almost a third (32.3%) consumed dietary supplements. Our sample presented a low adhesion to the Mediterranean dietary pattern, low consumption of fruit and vegetables, and high consumption of fast food, red and processed meat, soft drinks, and dietary supplements, including caffeine-based supplements. Dietary supplement consumption was related to a higher adhesion to the Mediterranean diet, and a higher level of professionalization and internet gaming disorder correlated with a lower adhesion. In conclusion, we infer that Portuguese and Brazilian esports players follow an unbalanced diet.
Assuntos
Dieta Mediterrânea , Jogos de Vídeo , Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Brasil , Portugal , Comportamento AlimentarRESUMO
O objetivo foi explorar a associação entre o nível de depressão numa amostra não-clínica e o desempenho em tarefas de memória implícita (priming). Participaram 120 estudantes universitários com idades entre 18 e 27 anos, distribuídos aleatoriamente por duas condições a que correspondiam diferentes tarefas de aprendizagem e uma tarefa de completamento de troncos de palavras. A variável independente foi o nível de depressão (Inventário de Avaliação Clínica da Depressão). Os estímulos usados foram palavras positivas, neutras e negativas. Os resultados mostram uma relação entre maior nível de sintomas cognitivos de depressão e menor completamento de palavras, e sugerem o processamento preferencial de estímulos emocionais congruentes com o nível de depressão e a ativação secundária de estímulos emocionais pelos de valência oposta.
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the level of depression in a nonclinical sample and the performance on implicit memory (priming) tasks. One-hundred and twenty university students aged between 18 and 27 years were randomly divided into two groups (conditions) based on different learning tasks but including the same word-stem completion task. The independent variable was the level of depression. The independent variable was the level of depression (Inventory of Clinical Assessment of Depression). The stimuli used were positive, neutral, and negative words. The results show a relationship between higher cognitive symptoms of depression and a reduced performance on word completion, and they suggest preferential processing of emotional congruent stimuli with the level of depression and the secondary activation of emotional stimuli by stimuli of opposite valence.
Assuntos
Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adolescente , Adulto , Depressão , Priming de Repetição , Senso de Humor e Humor como AssuntoRESUMO
O objetivo foi explorar a associação entre o nível de depressão numa amostra não-clínica e o desempenho em tarefas de memória implícita (priming). Participaram 120 estudantes universitários com idades entre 18 e 27 anos, distribuídos aleatoriamente por duas condições a que correspondiam diferentes tarefas de aprendizagem e uma tarefa de completamento de troncos de palavras. A variável independente foi o nível de depressão (Inventário de Avaliação Clínica da Depressão). Os estímulos usados foram palavras positivas, neutras e negativas. Os resultados mostram uma relação entre maior nível de sintomas cognitivos de depressão e menor completamento de palavras, e sugerem o processamento preferencial de estímulos emocionais congruentes com o nível de depressão e a ativação secundária de estímulos emocionais pelos de valência oposta.(AU)
The objective of this study was to investigate the association between the level of depression in a nonclinical sample and the performance on implicit memory (priming) tasks. One-hundred and twenty university students aged between 18 and 27 years were randomly divided into two groups (conditions) based on different learning tasks but including the same word-stem completion task. The independent variable was the level of depression. The independent variable was the level of depression (Inventory of Clinical Assessment of Depression). The stimuli used were positive, neutral, and negative words. The results show a relationship between higher cognitive symptoms of depression and a reduced performance on word completion, and they suggest preferential processing of emotional congruent stimuli with the level of depression and the secondary activation of emotional stimuli by stimuli of opposite valence.(AU)