Dispelling the myth of the socio-emotionally dissatisfied gamer

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Highlights：

• We examined gamers’ Basic Psychological Needs (BPNs) and game practices.

• Gamers were found to have their BPNs relatively satisfied.

• BPNs were weakly associated with gaming preferences and frequency of gaming.

• Social interaction was found to be the primary motivation reinforcing systematic gaming.

摘要

•We examined gamers’ Basic Psychological Needs (BPNs) and game practices.•Gamers were found to have their BPNs relatively satisfied.•BPNs were weakly associated with gaming preferences and frequency of gaming.•Social interaction was found to be the primary motivation reinforcing systematic gaming.

论文关键词：Gamers,Well-being,Basic Psychological Needs,Social interaction,Motivation

论文评审过程：Available online 15 December 2013.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2013.10.054