Motivations and Gratification in an Online Game: Relationships Among Players' Self-Esteem, Self-Concept, and Interpersonal Relationships

Huang, Chiao-Ling; Yang, Shu Ching; Chen, An-Sing

doi:10.2224/sbp.2015.43.2.193

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“…Although it has been claimed that, for a small percentage of players, mobile gaming negatively affects different aspects of their lives (Seok & DaCosta, 2018), some studies suggest that many players recognize that online gaming means sacrificing other activities, such as hobbies, sleeping, studying, working, socializing with friends and spending time with their families (Griffiths et al, 2004); and it is the cause of family conflict (Hellström et al, 2012) and poor quality interpersonal relationships (Huang, Yang, & Chen, 2015). There is also evidence in the literature that excessive playing causes online game addiction and related negative effects (Wei et al, 2017), such as health consequences (e.g., risk of epileptic seizures and skin, joint and muscle problems) (Griffiths & Davies, 2005) and social deviance (Bax, 2016).…”

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Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Molinillo

Japutra

Liébana‐Cabanillas

2020

J of Consumer Behaviour

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The retention rate of mobile game players is one of the subjects that spark most interest in the industry, as many abandon the games only a few hours after downloading them. This study examines the antecedents of loyalty towards mobile games from the perspective of perceived value and explores the moderating effect of intensity of playing. The results revealed that hedonic value (i.e., perceived enjoyment and perceived attractiveness) and, to a lesser extent, utilitarian value (i.e., effort expectancy and perceived usefulness) are crucial in the loyalty that players feel towards mobile games. Intensity of playing weakens the relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived enjoyment and loyalty intention. Based on the findings, theoretical and practical implications are provided.

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Section: The Moderating Effect Of Intensity Of Playingmentioning

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Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Molinillo

Japutra

Liébana‐Cabanillas

2020

J of Consumer Behaviour

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“…Players have injured themselves, abandoned housework and left their children stranded at school (Cheng Chen & Leung, ). Problematic game use leads to poor academic performance (Leung & Lee, ), social anxiety (Lo, Wang, & Fang, ) and a low quality of interpersonal relationships (Huang, Yang, & Chen, ). It has been found to harm players' health, resulting in sleep disturbances (Thomée, Härenstam, & Hagberg, ) and cognitive distortion (Li & Wang, ).…”

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Decreasing the problematic use of an information system: An empirical investigation of smartphone game players

Chen

Zhang

Gong

et al. 2019

Information Systems Journal

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Based on protection motivation theory, this study aims to identify factors that influence the intention to decrease problematic smartphone game use, including the effects of a gaming habit and subjective norms. The research model is tested with a scenario-based survey method. Players' perceived threat refers to the negative consequences (eg, reduced performance or social isolation) that are caused by problematic smartphone game use. The findings indicate that under high fear appeals, threat appraisal creates fearful emotions about suffering from the negative consequences, which further reduces the gaming habit and activates the intention to decrease use. Self-efficacy in decreasing game playing, the response efficacy of decreasing usage in avoiding the threat and subjective norms effectively promote users' intention to decrease use. Moreover, response costs reduce the intention to decrease use. The findings provide insights into how to activate users' intention to decrease problematic use, and the resulting implications are discussed. K E Y W O R D S gaming habit, intention to decrease use, problematic use of smartphone games, protection motivation theory, subjective norms

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“…Female gamers scored significantly higher on fantasy, escape, social, and recreation motives, whereas male gamers reported significantly higher scores on competition motives [9]. Male players also reported a greater need for gaming-related friendships than did females [30].…”

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Gender Moderates the Partial Mediation of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Psychiatric Distress and Problematic Online Gaming: Online Survey

Su¹,

Király²,

Demetrovics³

et al. 2019

JMIR Ment Health

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Background Research has shown that some individuals can develop problematic patterns of online gaming, leading to significant psychological and interpersonal problems. Psychiatric distress and impulsivity have been suggested to contribute to problematic online gaming (POG). Objective This study aimed to investigate the potential mediating or moderating mechanisms of impulsivity and gender-related differences in possible associations between psychiatric distress and POG. Methods A total of 596 matched female and male participants, ranging in age from 14 to 38 years (mean 21.4, SD 4.5), were chosen from a large cross-sectional, nationwide Hungarian online gaming sample. Participants completed online questionnaires about self-reported impulsivity, psychiatric distress, and POG. Results Psychiatric distress directly predicted POG, and impulsivity partially mediated the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, this mediation effect was found only for the impatience factor of impulsivity. Impulsivity did not moderate the relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. A moderating effect of gender was not found in the direct relationship between psychiatric distress and POG. However, a moderated mediation analysis revealed that impatience mediated the association between psychiatric distress and POG in males, whereas the indirect effect of impatience was not significant in females. Conclusions The results of this work highlight gender-related difference among online gamers in the mediation effect of impulsivity between psychiatric distress and POG and provide novel insights regarding clinical implications for preventing or treating POG.

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Motivations and Gratification in an Online Game: Relationships Among Players' Self-Esteem, Self-Concept, and Interpersonal Relationships

Cited by 24 publications

References 15 publications

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Impact of perceived value on casual mobile game loyalty: The moderating effect of intensity of playing

Decreasing the problematic use of an information system: An empirical investigation of smartphone game players

Gender Moderates the Partial Mediation of Impulsivity in the Relationship Between Psychiatric Distress and Problematic Online Gaming: Online Survey

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