Drawing goals nearer: Using the goal-gradient perspective to increase online game usage

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Highlights：

• Our study examines how to encourage players’ goal pursuit.

• Expectancy for character growth enhance motivation to attain gaming goals.

• Self-efficacy enhances goal proximity and motivation to attain gaming goals.

• Goal proximity enhances motivation to attain gaming goals.

• Motivation to attain gaming goals increases game usage.

摘要

•Our study examines how to encourage players’ goal pursuit.•Expectancy for character growth enhance motivation to attain gaming goals.•Self-efficacy enhances goal proximity and motivation to attain gaming goals.•Goal proximity enhances motivation to attain gaming goals.•Motivation to attain gaming goals increases game usage.

论文关键词：Online game,Goal gradient theory,Goal proximity,Game usage,Structural equation modeling

论文评审过程：Received 22 June 2021, Revised 27 April 2022, Accepted 27 April 2022, Available online 5 May 2022, Version of Record 5 May 2022.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2022.102522