The pleasures of success: Game-related efficacy experiences as a mediator between player performance and game enjoyment

Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 555-557

  Trepte, Sabine ^a   Reinecke, Leonard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PLEASURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PLEASURE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; VIDEO GAMES;

EID: 80054845909     PISSN: 21522715     EISSN: 21522723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cyber.2010.0358     Document Type: Article

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