Wilkins, Luke, Churchyard, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7551-0609, Dowsett, Ross and Britton, Gary (2024) Exploring Fantasy Football Involvement and Mental Health through Player Experience, Engagement Levels, Social Comparisons, and Financial Incentives. Simulation & Gaming.

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Abstract

Background. Fantasy sports are a rapidly growing complement to the sports industry
and recent research has explored the mental health experiences of those who
play the game.
Aim. This study aimed to test the findings from two such studies (Wilkins et al., 2021;
Wilkins et al., 2023).
Methods. Questionnaire data measuring depression, anxiety, stress, positive mood,
negative mood, problematic behaviour, and functional impairment from
635 fantasy football players were analysed using one-way ANOVAs.
Results. Amongst the significant results were the findings that: i) more experienced
players reported less anxiety than less experienced players, and ii) players who
engaged more with the game, made more social comparisons, and had greater
financial involvement generally reported more mental health concerns and
more positive mood than other players.

Item Type:	Article
Identifier:	10.1177/10468781241261663
Subjects:	Medicine and health > Mental health
Depositing User:	Marc Forster
Date Deposited:	28 Jun 2024 10:05
Last Modified:	04 Nov 2024 11:17
URI:	https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/12115

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