Substance Consumption, Personality, and Cognitive Functioning of Chess Players

NCT06346353 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Chess Cognition SUD
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 756
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Addiction; Alcohol; Nicotine; Drugs; Personality; Depression; Anxiety

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (14)

• Substance Craving

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

  baseline

• Alcohol Use

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

  baseline

• Automatic Alcohol Craving

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

  baseline

• Severity of Nicotine Dependence

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

  baseline

• Automatic Cigarette Craving

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

  baseline

• Smoking Consequences

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

  baseline

• Drug Abuse

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

  baseline

• Personality

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

  baseline

• Depression

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

  baseline

• Anxiety

  State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI - trait Version), Spielberger, 1983

  baseline

• self-efficacy

  Self-efficacy expectancy (SWE) Jerusalem \& Schwarzer, 1999

  baseline

• coping with stress

  Brief COPE, Carver, Scheier, \& Weintraub, 1989

  baseline

• Inhibition capacity

  Stop Signal Task (Sebastian et al., 2013)

  baseline

• Working Memory capacity

  N-back Task (Charlet et al., 2014)

  baseline

Study Arms (2)

Chess players

Chess players who play tournament chess and have a DWZ (deutsche Wertungszahl) and/or ELO rating

Non-chess players

Non-chess players or hobby chess players who do not have a DWZ or ELO rating

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The survey is aimed at people who are at least 18 years old. There is no upper age limit. There is a division into two groups. Firstly, people who play chess in a club and have a DWZ (German rating). Secondly, there is a comparison group of people who do not play chess or only play chess as a hobby and therefore do not have a DWZ.

You may qualify if:

• all persons from the age of 18 years
• Sufficient ability to answer the questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim: lead

Study Sites (1)

Klinik für Abhängiges Verhalten, Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit

Mannheim, Germany

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior, Addictive; Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Compulsive Behavior; Impulsive Behavior; Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Sabine Vollstädt-Klein, Prof. Dr.

  Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 2, 2023
• First Posted: April 4, 2024
• Study Start: January 31, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 31, 2024
• Study Completion: May 31, 2024
• Last Updated: May 1, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Locations

DE (1)