Exploring persistence in gaming: The role of self-determination and social identity

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Highlights：

• Enjoyment has a central role in explaining persistence in gaming.

• Hardcore gamers are intrinsically motivated by competence to persist through enjoyment.

• Casual and Heavy gamers are motivated to persist through enjoyment and connectedness.

摘要

•Enjoyment has a central role in explaining persistence in gaming.•Hardcore gamers are intrinsically motivated by competence to persist through enjoyment.•Casual and Heavy gamers are motivated to persist through enjoyment and connectedness.

论文关键词：Video games,Motivation,Persistence,Self-determination theory,Social Identity Theory,Enjoyment

论文评审过程：Available online 27 May 2014.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.04.047