Mindsets en gamers argentinos: Relación con su salud mental, personalidad, experiencias y rendimiento

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12/2025
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Fundación Acta Fondo para la Salud Mental
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Acta Psiquiátrica y Psicológica de América Latina
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Objetivo: explorar la relación entre dos tipos de mindsets, uno global sobre la inteligencia y la personalidad, y otro específico sobre la habilidad para jugar videojuegos, en gamers adultos argentinos. Materiales y método: se incluyeron dos muestras: una primera muestra de 201 participantes (Medad = 40.9 años, DE = 15.5; 55.2 % mujeres) para evaluar el mindset global, y una segunda muestra de 189 participantes (Medad = 30.1 años, DE = 9.46; 66.1 % varones) para el mindset específico. Se analizaron las asociaciones de estos mindsets con variables de salud mental, rasgos de personalidad, experiencias de juego y rendimiento autopercibido. Resultados: ambos mindsets se relacionan positivamente con el bienestar psicológico y negativamente con la sintomatología. Además, se observó que los gamers con un mindset de crecimiento relacionado a la habilidad para jugar videojuegos tienden a percibir un mejor rendimiento en el juego. Sin embargo, las asociaciones con los rasgos de personalidad y las experiencias de juego no fueron significativas. Finalmente, en un análisis de sendero se observó que el mindset de crecimiento sobre la habilidad para jugar videojuegos tiene un efecto directo positivo sobre la salud mental, lo cual, a su vez, impacta en las experiencias positivas al jugar y en el rendimiento autopercibido. Conclusiones: estos hallazgos sugieren que fomentar un mindset de crecimiento en gamers podría tener implicaciones positivas en su salud mental y autopercepción de rendimiento.
This study explores the relationship between two types of mindsets —a global mindset regarding intelligence and personality and a specific mindset regarding gaming ability— in a sample of adult Argentine gamers. Two samples were included: the first comprised 201 participants (Mage = 40.9 years, SD = 15.5; 55.2 % female) to assess the global mindset, and the second comprised 189 participants (Mage = 30.1 years, SD = 9.46; 66.1 % male) and assessed the specific mindset. Associations between these mindsets and variables such as mental health, personality traits, gaming experiences, and self-perceived performance were analyzed. Results show that both mindsets are positively associated with psychological well-being and negatively associated with symptomatology. Additionally, it has been found that gamers with a specific growth mindset related to gaming ability tend to perceive a better gaming performance. However, associations with personality traits and gaming experiences were not significant. A path analysis indicated that a the growth mindset regarding gaming ability has a direct positive effect on mental health, which, in turn, impacts on positive gaming experiences and self-perceived performance. These findings suggest that fostering a growth mindset in gamers could have positive implications for their mental health and self-perceived performance.
This study explores the relationship between two types of mindsets —a global mindset regarding intelligence and personality and a specific mindset regarding gaming ability— in a sample of adult Argentine gamers. Two samples were included: the first comprised 201 participants (Mage = 40.9 years, SD = 15.5; 55.2 % female) to assess the global mindset, and the second comprised 189 participants (Mage = 30.1 years, SD = 9.46; 66.1 % male) and assessed the specific mindset. Associations between these mindsets and variables such as mental health, personality traits, gaming experiences, and self-perceived performance were analyzed. Results show that both mindsets are positively associated with psychological well-being and negatively associated with symptomatology. Additionally, it has been found that gamers with a specific growth mindset related to gaming ability tend to perceive a better gaming performance. However, associations with personality traits and gaming experiences were not significant. A path analysis indicated that a the growth mindset regarding gaming ability has a direct positive effect on mental health, which, in turn, impacts on positive gaming experiences and self-perceived performance. These findings suggest that fostering a growth mindset in gamers could have positive implications for their mental health and self-perceived performance.
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