Helping others in online games: Prosocial behavior in cyberspace

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 344-346

  Wang, Chih Chien ^a   Wang, Chia Hsin ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; COOPERATION; CYBERSPACE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GAME; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERNET; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PLAY; PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOR; RECIPROCITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALTRUISM; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MOTIVATION; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 44949107416     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cpb.2007.0045     Document Type: Article

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