Gamification artifacts and crowdsourcing participation: Examining the mediating role of intrinsic motivations

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 81, Issue , 2018, Pages 124-136

  Feng, Yuanyue ^a   Jonathan Ye, Hua ^b   Yu, Ying ^a   Yang, Congcong ^c   Cui, Tingru ^d  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND BUSINESS SCHOOL   (New Zealand)

^c DONGGUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crowdsourcing participation; Feedback giving; Motivational affordance perspective; Playfulness; Point rewarding; Self efficacy; Self presentation; Social bonds

Indexed keywords

MOTIVATION;

AFFORDANCES; PLAYFULNESS; POINT REWARDING; SELF EFFICACY; SELF PRESENTATIONS;

CROWDSOURCING;

ARTIFACT; CROWDSOURCING; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BONDING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 85037973050     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2017.12.018     Document Type: Article

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