| Title |
|
|
|
The female player does not exist : gender identity relates to differences in player motivations and play styles
|
|
| Author |
|
|
|
|
|
| Abstract |
|
|
|
| This study addresses the female player of massively multiplayer online (role-playing) games and investigates how gender identity (GI), indicating a persons identification with characteristics that are traditionally defined as masculine or feminine, can be used to explain playing patterns within the female gender group. Results from an online survey (n = 466) show that females player motivations and play styles vary as a function of their GI, indicating that it is a relevant and additional predictor of play behavior and confirming that female play behavior cannot be generalized based on stereotypical male/female conceptions. |
|
|
| Language |
|
|
|
English
|
|
| Source (journal) |
|
|
|
Cyberpsychology, behavior, and social networking. - New Rochelle, N.Y., 2010, currens |
|
| Publication |
|
|
|
New Rochelle, N.Y. : 2012
|
|
| ISSN |
|
|
|
2152-2715 [print]
2152-2723
|
|
| Volume/pages |
|
|
|
15:11(2012), p. 634-638
|
|
| ISI |
|
|
|
000311081100012
|
|
| Full text (Publisher's DOI) |
|
|
| |
|
| Full text (publisher's version - intranet only) |
|
|
| |
|