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Cyber athletes: identification, competition, and affect implications
Author Info
Griffiths, Robert P
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http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1180009007
Abstract Details
Year and Degree
2007, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Communication.
Abstract
Previous research has shown video games afford learning experiences, thus what occurs within the gaming realm is applicable to the real-world and vice-versa. Therefore, this study extends the video game effects literature by exposing the complexity of competitive gaming situations. In that spirit, this study incorporated a college football game to enact identification processes and direct competition to determine how player membership, opponent membership, and competition outcomes impact media effects variables such as enjoyment, presence, and state hostility. Two-hundred ninety four subjects participated in the 3 (opponent membership—main rival, conference opponent, other opponent) x 2 (player membership—identifier, non-identifier) x 2 (competitive outcome—win, loss) design. Overall, competition outcome significantly predicts levels of enjoyment and state hostility. Moreover, who the gamer plays as and against also influences these responses. Beating an emotionally relevant opponent solicited greater enjoyment than an irrelevant team. Further, losing while playing as an emotionally relevant team produced greater state hostility levels than losing as an emotionally irrelevant team. Similarly, losing to an emotionally relevant opponent generated higher state hostility levels than losing to an emotionally irrelevant team.
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Matthew Eastin (Advisor)
Pages
157 p.
Subject Headings
Mass Communications
Keywords
Video Game
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Competition
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Identification
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Social Identity
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Enjoyment
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Presence
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State Hostility
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Aggression
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Sport
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Football
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Game
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Griffiths, R. P. (2007).
Cyber athletes: identification, competition, and affect implications
[Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1180009007
APA Style (7th edition)
Griffiths, Robert.
Cyber athletes: identification, competition, and affect implications.
2007. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation.
OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center
, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1180009007.
MLA Style (8th edition)
Griffiths, Robert. "Cyber athletes: identification, competition, and affect implications." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1180009007
Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)
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