Background: Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) has emerged as an increasing public health concern, particularly among adolescent and young e-sports players in recent years. The immersive and competitive nature of online gaming has been associated with an increase in mental health issues such as anxiety and insomnia among individuals with IGD. This study aims to examine the potential relationship between IGD, social anxiety, and insomnia, investigate the mediating role of social anxiety in this relationship, and explore the moderating role of physical activity in alleviating the negative effects of IGD.Methods: The study involved 475 adolescent and young e-sports players aged 14–24, who typically engage in an average of 6 h of gaming per day. Participants completed the Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form, Social Anxiety Inventory, Insomnia Severity Index, and Physical Activity Frequency Question. Correlation and moderation analyses were used to examine the proposed relationships.Results: The findings revealed significant positive associations between IGD, social anxiety, and insomnia. Moreover, physical activity demonstrated a negative correlation with both social anxiety and insomnia. Notably, physical activity served as a moderator in the relationship between IGD and both social anxiety and insomnia, with higher levels of physical activity attenuating the adverse effects of IGD.Conclusion: This study illuminates the intricate relationship between IGD, social anxiety, and insomnia among adolescent and young e-sports players. The findings suggest that promoting physical activity may alleviate the negative psychological implications associated with IGD. These results provide important insights for the formulation of targeted intervention strategies aimed at this demographic.

This study aimed to determine whether there is a difference between the levels of imagery and mental toughness in the context of sports performance in male and female athletes. A total of 344 track and field athletes, 205 male (59.6%, 23.3 ± 4.0 years) and 139 female (40.4%, 22.9 ± 4.0 years), voluntarily participated in the study. Imagery Inventory and Mental Toughness Inventory in Sport were used as data collection tools in the study. In the evaluation of athletic performance, athletes were asked about their ranks in the years 2020, 2021, and 2022 and were categorized according to the scoring tables specified by the International Association of Athletics Federation. A MANOVA analysis was used to determine whether there was a difference between low (−2% to +5%), medium (+6 to +11%), and high (+12 to +17%) performers among male and female athletes, and a post hoc analysis was used to determine the source of the difference. According to the present findings, there was no significant difference between the imagery and mental toughness levels of athletes with high, medium, and low performance among male athletes. On the contrary, a significant difference was detected between the imagery and mental toughness levels of female athletes with medium and high performances, showing that athletes in the high-performance range had higher levels of imagery (Eta² = 8) and mental toughness (Eta² = 10) than athletes in the medium- and low-performance ranges. The findings of this study show that imagery and emotional intelligence are important factors for sports performance. In this context, coaches and sports psychologists can include these parameters in their training programs to achieve the optimal performance range.

Subjective Well-Being (SWB) is especially vital for young professional athletes as they attempt to maintain and improve their performance during adolescence and beyond. Young professional athletes encounter various stressors during adolescence; furthermore, it is known that neuroticism is high during these ages. This necessitates the investigation of factors influencing the relationship between SWB and neuroticism. This study aims to examine the relationship between neuroticism and SWB among young professional athletes and determine whether this relationship is moderated by self-esteem (SE) and perceived social support (PSS). For this, a total of 422 professional athletes (mean age: 19.75, SD = 1.71) from various sports clubs in Turkey were included in the study. Participants completed the Big Five Inventory (BFI), Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS), Scale for Positive and Negative Experience (SPANE), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES), and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS). In the constructed structural equation model, multiple regression analyses, post hoc analyses, and slope analyses were utilized. Young professional athletes with high levels of neuroticism were found to have lower SWB even after controlling for age, wealth, and health status ( b = −0.14, p < .05). When comparing young athletes with low SE ( b = −0.232, p < .05) to those with high SE ( b = −0.165, p = .76), it was determined that SWB tended to decrease more in those with high neuroticism. Additionally, it was significantly predicted that SWB tended to decrease when either SE ( b = −0.183, p < .05) or PSS ( b = −0.214, p < .05) was low, or both were low ( b = −0.293, p < .05). Conversely, in young athletes with both high PSS and high SE ( b = −0.105, p = .072), this relationship became insignificant. However, the study’s cross-sectional design limits causal inferences, and self-reported data may introduce potential bias.

Bu araştırmanın amacı farklı spor branşlarında imgeleme ve duygusal zekanın zihinsel dayanıklılık üzerindeki rolünü belirlemektir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda araştırma ilişkisel tarama modeliyle tasarlanmıştır. Araştırma grubu milli sporculuk düzeyine sahip 125’i erkek (%50,8) (yaş=21,74±1,93) 121’i kadın (%49,2) (yaş=22,50±1,91) sporcudan oluşmaktadır. Araştırmaya gerekli verilerin toplanabilmesi için, araştırmacılar tarafından tasarlanan Kişisel Bilgi Formu, Sporda Zihinsel Dayanıklılık Envanteri, Sporda Duygusal Zeka Envanteri ve Sporda İmgeleme Envanteri kullanılmıştır. Ulaşılan verilerin analizinde öncelikle normallik varsayımları için çarpıklık basıklık değerleri incelenmiş ve verilerin bu varsayımları karşıladığı tespit edilmiştir. Bu doğrultuda R Studio (4.0.5) yazılımı kullanılarak değişkenler arasındaki yordayıcı ilişkileri açıklayabilmek amacıyla YOL analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Bu analizde yaş değişkeni kontrol altında tutulmuştur. Araştırma kapsamında elde edilen sonuçlar incelendiğinde, duygusal zekâ değişkeninin zihinsel dayanıklılık değişkeni üzerinde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu, imgeleme değişkeninin ise yine zihinsel dayanıklılık değişkeni üzerinde pozitif yönde ve anlamlı bir etkisi olduğu sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Duygusal zeka değişkeni ve imgeleme değişkeni zihinsel dayanıklılık değişkeni üzerindeki varyansın %15’ini açıklamaktadır. Sonuç olarak; optimal performans aralığını yakalamak adında elde edilen bu bulgular, duygusal zeka ve imgelemenin zihinsel dayanıklılığı güçlendirmede önemli faktörler olabileceğini öne sürmektedir.