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Alone or together? Exploring the role of desire for online group gaming in players’ social game addiction

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Abstract

Drawing on dual-system theory, this study examines the role of desire for online group gaming in online social game addiction. By conducting a longitudinal online survey, we show that attitude, anticipated enjoyment, group norm, and social identity contribute to the development of desire for online group gaming. Such desire facilitates habit and self-regulation deficiency, which, in turn, fosters online social game addiction. This study contributes to the literature by theorizing a nomological network of desire for online group gaming on online social game addiction and by offering implications for managing addictive gaming. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.
Original languageEnglish
Article number103139
JournalInformation & Management
Volume56
Issue number6
Online published5 Jan 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2019

Research Keywords

  • Desire for online group gaming
  • Dual-system theory
  • Habit
  • Online social game addiction
  • Self-regulation
  • Technology addiction

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