Substance Consumption, Personality, and Cognitive Functioning of Chess Players

Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim756 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this project is to find out if there is a difference in addictive behavior, personality traits, and cognitive abilities between chess players and non-chess players.

In the present planned study, tournament chess players will be compared with non-tournament chess playing individuals by means of an online survey. Among other things, the investigators want to investigate whether these groups of persons differ in various characteristics such as their consumption behavior (alcohol, tobacco, and drug use), their personality, their depressiveness and mood, or their cognitive abilities. The background is the question whether playing chess could be protective against substance use disorders or could mitigate the manifestation.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

756

Conditions

Addiction Alcohol Nicotine Drugs Personality Depression Anxiety

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * all persons from the age of 18 years * Inclusion in the group of chess players is based on the existence of a DWZ. * Sufficient ability to answer the questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: * None

Locations (1)

Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit

Mannheim, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Substance Craving

Mannheimer Craving Scale (MACS), Nakovics, Diehl, Geiselhart, \& Mann, 2009

Time frame: baseline

Alcohol Use

Alcohol Use Disorders Indentification Scale (AUDIT-C), Bohn, Babor, \& Kranzler, 1995

Time frame: baseline

Automatic Alcohol Craving

Craving Automated Scale - Alcohol (CAS-A), Vollstädt-Klein, Leménager, Jorde, Kiefer, \& Nakovics, 2015

Time frame: baseline

Severity of Nicotine Dependence

Fagerstrom Test of Nicotine Dependence (FTND), Heatherton, Kozlowski, Frecker, \& Fagerström, 1991

Time frame: baseline

Automatic Cigarette Craving

Craving Automated Scale - Cigarette Smoking (CAS-CS), Tan et al., 2022

Time frame: baseline

Smoking Consequences

Smoking Consequences Questionnaire (SCQ), Lewis-Esquerre, Rodrigue, \& Kahler, 2005

Time frame: baseline

Drug Abuse

Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST-10), Lam et al., 2015

Time frame: baseline

Personality

NEO five factor inventory (NEO-FFI), Körner et al., 2008

Time frame: baseline

Depression

Beck Depressions Inventar - II (BDI-II) Kühner, Bürger, Keller, \& Hautzinger, 2007

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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