Ann, Mok Hua
(2020)
The effect of progressive muscle relaxation on, anxiety, mood and dota 2 performance.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Esports has become a new global phenomenon throughout the attraction and
growth of competitive online gaming. Competition can create high levels of stress and
anxiety (Ford, Ildefonso, Jones, & Arvinen-Barrow, 2017; Hanton, Mellalieu, &
Williams, 2015). Studies had proven that progressive muscle relaxation could help to
reduce negative mood, decrease stress and anxiety, and enhance performance.
However, there are limited studies conducted on progressive muscle relaxation for
esports. This study aims to examine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation on
anxiety, mood and DOTA 2 performance. There were 15 male participants recruited,
age 19 to 29 years old (M = 24.80, SD = 1.474), and the total hours playing per week
of the participant was from 4 to 20 hours per week, (M = 8.40, SD = 4.501). Based on
a pre-test, intervention, and post-test with cross-over study design, the Gold Per
Minutes (GPM) was used to measure the participant DOTA 2 performance, while the
psychological aspects were measured using the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-
2 Revised (CSAI-2R) and Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS). The result from the mixed
factorial ANOVA showed no significant difference between PMR group and control
group in anxiety, mood and DOTA 2 performance. In conclusion, progressive muscle
relaxation (PMR) training had no significant effect on anxiety, mood and DOTA 2
performance.
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