Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity

Mental workload reflects the cognitive demands placed on individuals when performing tasks, particularly under pressure. As the esports industry continues to expand rapidly, understanding and managing the mental workload of esports athletes is crucial due to its impact on performance. While self-rep...

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Main Authors: Aisy Al Fawwaz, Osmalina Nur Rahma, Khusnul Ain, Sayyidul Istighfar Ittaqillah, Rifai Chai
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Published: IEEE 2024-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10813170/
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Rifai Chai
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description Mental workload reflects the cognitive demands placed on individuals when performing tasks, particularly under pressure. As the esports industry continues to expand rapidly, understanding and managing the mental workload of esports athletes is crucial due to its impact on performance. While self-reported measures offer insights into players’ subjective experiences, this study integrates these reports with objective physiological data—heart rate variability (HRV) and electrodermal activity (EDA)—to comprehensively assess mental workload. Data from 96 participants over 21 competitive matches were analyzed, revealing significant autonomic responses linked to cognitive demands. Key predictors of workload, such as Tonic Peak Count and Phasic Peak Count, were identified. Using machine learning models like support vector machine (SVM), workload classification achieved an accuracy of 81.97% and an AUC of 0.8824. These results underscore the value of combining physiological and subjective metrics to enable real-time monitoring and provide actionable insights for enhancing performance and well-being in high-pressure esports settings.
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spelling doaj-art-48775f410e5549f584c995d9b75cfe342025-01-01T00:01:31ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362024-01-011219758919760110.1109/ACCESS.2024.352164910813170Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal ActivityAisy Al Fawwaz0https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6134-8726Osmalina Nur Rahma1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2712-6191Khusnul Ain2Sayyidul Istighfar Ittaqillah3Rifai Chai4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-7024Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaBiomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaBiomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaBiomedical Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, IndonesiaDepartment of Engineering Technologies, School of Science, Computing and Engineering Technologies, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaMental workload reflects the cognitive demands placed on individuals when performing tasks, particularly under pressure. As the esports industry continues to expand rapidly, understanding and managing the mental workload of esports athletes is crucial due to its impact on performance. While self-reported measures offer insights into players’ subjective experiences, this study integrates these reports with objective physiological data—heart rate variability (HRV) and electrodermal activity (EDA)—to comprehensively assess mental workload. Data from 96 participants over 21 competitive matches were analyzed, revealing significant autonomic responses linked to cognitive demands. Key predictors of workload, such as Tonic Peak Count and Phasic Peak Count, were identified. Using machine learning models like support vector machine (SVM), workload classification achieved an accuracy of 81.97% and an AUC of 0.8824. These results underscore the value of combining physiological and subjective metrics to enable real-time monitoring and provide actionable insights for enhancing performance and well-being in high-pressure esports settings.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10813170/Mental workloadesports performanceheart rate variabilityelectrodermal activitymachine learning classification
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Osmalina Nur Rahma
Khusnul Ain
Sayyidul Istighfar Ittaqillah
Rifai Chai
Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
IEEE Access
Mental workload
esports performance
heart rate variability
electrodermal activity
machine learning classification
title Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
title_full Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
title_fullStr Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
title_full_unstemmed Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
title_short Measurement of Mental Workload Using Heart Rate Variability and Electrodermal Activity
title_sort measurement of mental workload using heart rate variability and electrodermal activity
topic Mental workload
esports performance
heart rate variability
electrodermal activity
machine learning classification
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10813170/
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