Extending the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to explain online game playing among Malaysian undergraduate students

Telematics and Informatics

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 239-251

  Alzahrani, Ahmed Ibrahim ^a   Mahmud, Imran ^b   Ramayah, T ^c,d   Alfarraj, Osama ^a   Alalwan, Nasser ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b DAFFODIL INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^d AZMAN HASHIM INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Flow; HCI; Malaysia; Online games; Perceived enjoyment; Social interaction; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GAMES; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORKING (ONLINE); STUDENTS;

FLOW; MALAYSIA; ON-LINE GAMES; PERCEIVED ENJOYMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTIONS; THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR;

GAME THEORY;

EID: 84995519554     PISSN: 07365853     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tele.2016.07.001     Document Type: Article

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