How strategic, offensive, and defensive engagement impact gamers’ need satisfaction, loyalty, and game usage

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Highlights：

• We examine how competitive engagement enhances gamers’ loyalty and game usage.

• Strategic engagement satisfies competence need.

• Offensive engagement satisfies autonomy and competence needs.

• Defensive engagement satisfies relatedness need.

• Satisfaction of all needs enhances gamers’ loyalty and game usage.

摘要

•We examine how competitive engagement enhances gamers’ loyalty and game usage.•Strategic engagement satisfies competence need.•Offensive engagement satisfies autonomy and competence needs.•Defensive engagement satisfies relatedness need.•Satisfaction of all needs enhances gamers’ loyalty and game usage.

论文关键词：Online game,Competition,Loyalty,Need satisfaction,Digital game

论文评审过程：Received 15 May 2021, Revised 13 April 2022, Accepted 16 April 2022, Available online 30 April 2022, Version of Record 30 April 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102515