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- Title
Problematic usage among highly-engaged players of massively multiplayer online role playing games.
- Authors
Peters, Christopher S; Malesky, L Alvin
- Abstract
One popular facet of Internet gaming is the massively multiplayer online role playing game (MMORPG). Some individuals spend so much time playing these games that it creates problems in their lives. This study focused on players of World of Warcraft. Factor analysis revealed one factor related to problematic usage, which was correlated with amount of time played, and personality characteristics of agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism, and extraversion.
- Publication
Cyberpsychology & behavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society, 2008, Vol 11, Issue 4, p481
- ISSN
1557-8364
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1089/cpb.2007.0140