Motivation of Video Game Players
- 1 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 57 (1) , 247-250
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1985.57.1.247
Abstract
44 men and 73 women, freshman college students, rated statements about video games. Analyses indicated those who played frequently were motivated both to master the games and to compete with others. Women who played infrequently seemed to have similar achievement motivation in general but less interest specifically in mastering the games.This publication has 5 references indexed in Scilit:
- The role of video game playing in adolescent life: Is there reason to be concerned?Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society, 1984
- Video Game Players: Personality Characteristics and Demographic VariablesPsychological Reports, 1984
- The Image of Amusement Arcades and Differences in Male and Female Video Game PlayingThe Journal of Popular Culture, 1983
- Toward a theory of intrinsically motivating instructionCognitive Science, 1981
- Toward a Theory of Intrinsically Motivating Instruction*Cognitive Science, 1981