Emerging factors affecting the continuance of online gaming: The roles of bridging and bonding social factors

Cluster Computing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 849-859

  Kim, Yong Young ^a   Kim, Mi Hye ^b   Oh, Sangjo ^c  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b Chungbuk National University   (South Korea)

^c Dongyang Mirae University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bonding social capital; Bridging social capital; Continuance of online gaming; Online game

Indexed keywords

INTERNET; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATIONS; BONDING SOCIAL CAPITALS; BRIDGING SOCIAL CAPITALS; IMPLICATIONS FOR FUTURES; ON-LINE GAMES; ON-LINE GAMING; SOCIAL CAPITALS; USER INTERACTION;

ONLINE SYSTEMS;

EID: 84906782004     PISSN: 13867857     EISSN: 15737543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10586-013-0316-1     Document Type: Article

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