Relationship Between Passion and Motivation for Gaming in Players of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
Relationship Between Passion and Motivation for Gaming in Players of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
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DOI：
10.1089/cyber.2013.0349
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发表时间：
2014-05-01
影响因子：
6.6
通讯作者：
Vallerand, Robert J.
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作者：
Fuster, Hector;Chamarro, Andres;Vallerand, Robert J.
激情代表了在线视频游戏中涉及的因素之一。然而，目前还不清楚激情如何影响玩家参与大型多人在线角色扮演游戏（MMORPG）的方式。本研究的目的是分析网络游戏的激情和动机之间的关系。共有410名MMORPG玩家完成了一份在线问卷，包括游戏动机和激情量表。结果表明，热情的游戏玩家有兴趣通过游戏与他人联系，并表现出高度的兴趣，发现游戏，获得领导和声望，但很少有兴趣逃离现实。然而，在不同类型的动机中，两种类型的激情的作用存在一些差异。具体来说，和谐激情（HP）预测更高水平的探索，社会化和成就，在该顺序，而强迫性激情（OP）预测更高水平的解离，成就和社会化。目前的研究结果表明，HP和OP预测不同的方式从事MMORPG，并确认激情是一个有用的结构，以帮助理解不同的动机模式所表现出的MMORPG玩家。
Passion represents one of the factors involved in online video gaming. However, it remains unclear how passion affects the way gamers are involved in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). The objective of the present study was to analyze the relationships between passions and motivations for online game playing. A total of 410 MMORPG players completed an online questionnaire including motives for gaming and the Passion Scale. Results indicated that passionate gamers were interested in relating with others through the game and exhibited a high degree of interest in discovery of the game, gaining leadership and prestige but little interest in escape from reality. However, some differences were observed with respect to the role of the two types of passion in the different types of motivation. Specifically, harmonious passion (HP) predicted higher levels of exploration, socialization, and achievement, in that order, while obsessive passion (OP) predicted higher levels of dissociation, achievement, and socialization. The present findings suggest that HP and OP predict different ways of engaging in MMORPGs and confirm that passion is a useful construct to help understand different motivational patterns demonstrated by MMORPG players.