Research Article

The Influence of Cortisol, Flow, and Anxiety on Performance in E-Sports: A Field Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of the sample.

Characteristic (n = 23)M ± SDMinimumMaximum

Age (years)23.7 ± 3.320.033.0
Height (cm)176.7 ± 8.3161.0189.0
Weight (kg)76.8 ± 15.154.0115.0
BMI (kg/m2)24.6 ± 4.315.135.5
Cortisol baseline (nmol/l)3.5 ± 2.21.510.7
Cortisol postgame (nmol/l)7.7 ± 6.31.523.9
Flow4.8 ± 0.92.96.4
Anxiety4.4 ± 1.91.37.0