Exploring the differential effects of social and individualistic gameplay motivations on bridging social capital for users of a massively multiplayer online game
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Highlights：
• Motivations to socialize and form relationships were found to positively and significantly affect bridging social capital.
• Motivations of advancement and competition were not found to significantly affect bridging social capital.
• Female players are significantly more likely to engage in routinized gameplay and experience gains in bridging.
• Findings support the rich-get-richer hypothesis, suggesting that WoW gameplay is most beneficial for socially-inclined users.
摘要
•Motivations to socialize and form relationships were found to positively and significantly affect bridging social capital.•Motivations of advancement and competition were not found to significantly affect bridging social capital.•Female players are significantly more likely to engage in routinized gameplay and experience gains in bridging.•Findings support the rich-get-richer hypothesis, suggesting that WoW gameplay is most beneficial for socially-inclined users.
论文关键词：Online gaming,Social capital,Gameplay motivations,Structural equation modeling
论文评审过程：Received 24 July 2018, Revised 30 September 2018, Accepted 8 October 2018, Available online 9 October 2018, Version of Record 15 October 2018.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.10.016
