Video game skill and time spent playing are associated with gaming motivations¶

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Currency · newest study 2012 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Highly skilled gamers reported more of both pro-social and anti-social motivations, and more hours playing the favorite MMO was associated with pro-social gaming motivations. → Nicholas David Bowman 2012

Evidence¶

Nicholas David Bowman 2012¶

Nicholas David Bowman, Daniel Schultheiss, and Christina Schumann. (2012). 'I'm Attached, and I'm a Good Guy/Gal!': How Character Attachment Influences Pro- and Anti-Social Motivations to Play Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games. CyberPsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2011.0311

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Hierarchical regression results from the 450-player survey: video game skill was significant in both models (pro-social beta = 0.246, p < 0.001; anti-social beta = 0.223, p < 0.001), and square-root-transformed hours playing was significant for pro-social motivations (p < 0.05).

"pro-social gaming motivations were highest in highly-skilled and less-educated gamers who felt a greater sense of control over their game character. We also found a significant association between the total hours one spent playing their favorite MMO and pro-social gaming motivations"

Discussion¶

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