International Journal of Esports

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New paper published on the @IJESPORTS website

Titled: 🔴 The Relationship between Career Decision-Making and Parental Support in Esports Players🔴

Link: https://t.co/Uhk6tj4IGK

✅Open Access ✅

📊 Original Research Article 📊

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🔵 There were no differences between the professional players and aspiring professionals on parental instrumental support.

🔵  Effective parental engagement is needed in the career development of esports players.

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🔴 Keywords:  Career, Parental support, Professional Sport, Self-efficacy

🔴Abstract

Aims: This study examined the role of parental support in the career decision-making of professional and aspiring esports players.

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This insight could inform more effective parental engagement in the career development of emerging esports professionals.

Highlights:

🔵  The professional players scored significantly lower than aspiring professionals on emotional support measures.

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🔵Authors: Tomoki Aoyama* 1, Kyoma Tanigawa 1, Takeshi Inui 1, Masaki Takito 1, Momoko Nagai-Tanima 1

1 - School of Human Health Sciences, Kyoto University

*Correspondence to: Aoyama Tomoki,

Email: [email protected]

[International Journal of Esports @IJESPORTS]

New paper published on the @IJESPORTS website

Titled: 🔴 The Relationship between Career Decision-Making and Parental Support in Esports Players🔴

Link: https://t.co/Uhk6tj4IGK

✅Open Access ✅

📊 Original Research Article 📊

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New paper published on @IJESPORTS

Titled: 🔴 A Comparative Analysis of the Social Media activities of The Top Male and Female Esports Players

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📊 Original Student Research Article

🔵Authors: Colleen Dibble* 1 , Mark Nagel 1 , Wil Fisackerly 2 & Stephen Shapiro 1

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🔵  Despite not achieving as high tournament earnings as their male counterparts, the top tournament-earning female esports professionals have a strong presence and impact across Twitter (X).