The impact of videogames on the mood of amateur youth players during consecutive games

摘要: MethodsA total of 14 amateur players participated in the research, all of them with previous experience and being regular League of Legends players. The participants completed the POMS questionnaire before the start of each game and the outcome of each game was recorded at the end.ResultsThe results showed that no significant pre-game differences were found in any of the games, regardless of winning or losing. Significant differences were found in the pre-game mood between the first and second game, according to the outcome of the first game, and between the second and third game, according to the outcome of the second game. Between the first and second games, there was a significant increase in depression (p= 0.038) and anger (p= 0.003) when the first game was lost; and between the second and third games, there was a decrease in tension (p= 0.003) and anger (p= 0.022) when the second …