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. 2021 Nov 26;52(3):433–446. doi: 10.1007/s12662-021-00784-w

Table 2.

Search terms for literature search adjusted to fit the EBSCOHost database

Set Search Terms
#1 Electronic sport* OR ″e-sport*″ OR ″esport*″ OR ″cybersport″ OR ″professional gam*″ OR ″pro gam*″ OR ″competitive gam*″
#2 Integration OR ″social equality″ OR ″equality″ OR ″socio-economic equality″ OR ″justice″ OR ″social justice″ OR ″inclusion″ OR ″sexism″ OR ″exclusion″ OR ″exploitation″ OR ″discrimination″
#3 ″community identity″ OR ″collective identity″ OR ″identity″ OR ″community pride″ OR ″pride″ OR ″social* opportunit*″ OR ″opposition″ OR ″rival*″ OR ″chauvin*″ OR ″shame*″
#4 ″ethic*″ OR ″symbo*″ OR ″ritual*″ OR ″fair play″ OR ″sportsmanship″ OR ″social debate″ OR ″corrupt*″ OR ″fraud″ OR ″hooligan*″ OR ″deviant example*″ OR ″devian*″
#5 Pleasure OR ″special experience*″ OR ″well-being″ OR ″feel good″ OR ″passion″ OR ″disappoint*″ OR ″fail*″
#6 Beauty N5 ?sport OR ″media attraction″ OR ″fandom″ OR ″fan″ OR ″celebrit*″ OR ″media consum*″ OR ″?sport knowledge″ OR ″gam* addict*″ OR ″addict*″ OR ″repuls*″
#7 Globali?ation OR ″prestige″ OR ″polit* power″ OR ″peace* build*″ OR ″marketing″ OR ″soft* power*″ OR ″image″ OR ″propaganda″
#8 Athletes ability OR ″fame″ OR ″role model″ OR ″quality N5 life″ OR ″life skill*″ OR ″pressure″ OR ″injur*″ OR ″safeguarding″ OR ″depressi*″ OR ″doping″ OR ″cheat*″
#9 Identification OR ″participation″ OR ″volunteering″ OR ″adoption qualit*″ OR ″health awareness″ OR ″health″ OR ″discouragement effect″ OR ″unhealthy lifestyle″ OR ″body image″
#10 Economic boost OR ″sponsor*″ OR ″media right*″ OR ″?sport industry″ OR ″commerc*″ OR ″innovation″ OR ″fundrais*″ OR ″scandal*″ OR ″financial risk″
#11 Consum* OR ″employ*″ OR ″touris*″ OR ″infrastructure″ OR ″greening″ OR ″legacy cost*″ OR ″environment*″ OR ″living condition*″ OR ″invest*″
#12 “(1) AND ((2) OR (3) OR (4) OR (5) OR (6) OR (7) OR (8) OR (9) OR (10) OR (11))”