Effectance and control as determinants of video game enjoyment

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 845-847

  Klimmt, Christoph ^a   Hartmann, Tilo ^b   Frey, Andreas ^c  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS EDUCATION   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO COMPUTERS; FEMALE; GAME; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PLAY; RECREATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 37249085236     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.9942     Document Type: Article

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