Development and Validation of an Instrument for Measuring Individual Motives for Playing Digital Games

Media Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 101-125

  De Grove, Frederik ^a   Cauberghe, Verolien ^a   Van Looy, Jan ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

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EID: 84961200636     PISSN: 15213269     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2014.902318     Document Type: Article

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