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Summary

Keywords

esports, internet addiction, insomnia, depression, burnout, quality of life, cross-sectional

Citation

Feher A, Fejes E, Feher G, Horvath L and Tibold A (2025) Association of problematic usage of the internet with burnout, depression, insomnia and quality of life among Hungarian recreational esports players: a cross sectional study. Front. Public Health 13:1619810. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1619810

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29 April 2025 [...] Supplementary material

References

Table 1

The association of PUI with burnout, depression and insomnia.

Table 2

The association of PUI with subcategories of burnout and QoL.

Table 3

Results of the logistic regression analysis.

ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Public Health, 08 August 2025

Sec. Substance Use Disorders and Behavioral Addictions

Volume 13 - 2025 |

Association of problematic usage of the internet with burnout, depression, insomnia and quality of life among Hungarian recreational esports players: a cross sectional study

Andrea Feher 1,2

Eva Fejes 3

Gergely Feher 1\

Lilla Horvath 1

Antal Tibold 1

1. Centre for Occupational Medicine, Medical School, University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary

2. Szent Rafael Hospital, Zalaegerszeg, Hungary [...] Several companies provide recreational esports services as a potential way to prevent burnout and mental exhaustion, thereby reducing the risk of subsequent depression (18, 43). Online gaming is believed to contribute to stress relief and the formation of social connections, thereby improving quality of life (QoL). On the other hand, recent studies have found that it represents a double-edged sword, as esports can also be associated with increased risks of burnout, insomnia, and depression, as well as high rates of PUI (1, 4, 16). Thus, the association between online gaming and quality of life appears nuanced and may be either positive or negative, depending on factors such as level of engagement and underlying mental health status (19).

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