Gaming through the pain: psychological flow and self-efficacy amid musculoskeletal challenges in eSports
These findings suggest a degree of psychological resilience among eSports athletes, underscoring the complexity of physical-psychological interplay in gaming contexts. Future studies should explore mediating factors such as pain coping, motivation, and recovery behaviors.
Authors
- Afrah Almuwais (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2774-868X)
- Madawi H. Alotaibi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9507-4142)
- Maha F. Algabbani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2566-3380)
- Samiah F. Alqabbani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4495-5047)
- Wafa Alahmari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-2949)
- Reema Alhussaini
- Shumukh Alsaedan
- Manar Alfaqi
- Reema Almudaifer
- Najd Zainaldeen
- Hanan Alsaeed
Institutions
- Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (SA)
- King Saud University (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Psychology
- Published
- 2025-09-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1640559
- Primary Topic
- Sport Psychology and Performance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00