Neurodiversity and Mental Health Survey of 1,075 Esports Players

An international survey of 1,075 esports players, including 402 who identified as neurodivergent, collected data on mental health outcomes across competitive tiers. The secondary analysis examined differences in well-being, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance between neurodivergent and neurotypical players. The dataset was authored by Lucas Van Ruysevelt and last updated in June 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze mental health disparities based on neurotype and competitive tier as described in the survey results
• Investigate the interaction between neurodivergence and competitive level on depression and anxiety symptoms
• Study the relationship between sleep disturbance and esports participation among neurodivergent individuals
• Model the mental health profile of low-tier versus high-tier neurodivergent esports players

Strengths

• Includes 1,075 survey responses from an international sample of esports players
• Contains data from 402 self-identified neurodivergent participants (37.39% of the sample)
• Examines four specific mental health outcomes: well-being, depression, anxiety, and sleep disturbance
• Data is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 for open use

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Data may reflect self-reporting bias inherent to survey methodology

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Secondary analysis of a large-scale, international, cross-sectional survey

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-01 04:17:31; freshness should be verified

Geography

International