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Avatar identification and its effects on MMORPG game play

Sutton, April G.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1444130344

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2015, Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.), Xavier University, Psychology.
This study investigated massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) players’ avatar identification and its relationship to hours spent per week playing MMORPGs and MMORPG addiction scores. An international sample of 233 adult participants, all of whom currently played at least one MMORPG regularly, was recruited via online message boards and Amazon’s Mechanical Turk service. Three distinct avatar identification groups were formed based on the differences between ratings of the avatar’s Big Five Inventory-44 (BFI-44) personality factors and those of the participant: Positive Self Attributes, Similar Avatar-Self Attributes, and Positive Avatar Attributes. While no statistically significant differences were found between these groups on MMORPG addiction scale scores or the hours spent playing per week, statistically significant differences were found between the three avatar identification groups on the personality characteristic of Extraversion of the BFI-44. Further research into the potential role avatar identification and personality characteristics of the gamer may have in determining MMORPG game play is needed.
Kathleen Hart, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Morell Mullins, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Christian End, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Psychology
MMORPG; avatar identification; online gaming

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  • Sutton, A. G. (2015). Avatar identification and its effects on MMORPG game play [Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1444130344

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Sutton, April. Avatar identification and its effects on MMORPG game play. 2015. Xavier University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1444130344.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Sutton, April. "Avatar identification and its effects on MMORPG game play." Doctoral dissertation, Xavier University, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1444130344

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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