Why do you play World of Warcraft? An in-depth exploration of self-reported motivations to play online and in-game behaviours in the virtual world of Azeroth

By Joël Billieux, Martial van der Linden, Sophia Achab, Yasser Khazaal, Laura Paraskevopoulos, Daniele Zullino, Gabriel Thorens. Computers in Human Behavior, 2013

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Subfields: Literature and Literary Theory, Sociology and Political Science

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Integrating psychological and neurobiological considerations regarding the development and maintenance of specific Internet-use disorders: An Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model. (2016, positive): “…to choose specific forms of Internet use, such s sites for Internet pornography and cybersex (Paul and Shim, 008; Reid et al., 2011), gaming (Billieux et al., 2013; Demetrovics t al., 2011; King and Delfabbro, 2014; Kuss et al., 2012; Ryan t al., 2006; Yee, 2006), or shopping (Kukar-Kinney…”
Serious Games and Gamification for Mental Health: Current Status and Promising Directions (2017, background): “A further motivation of escape (where a user plays to escape real-life problems) has also been reported (29).”
The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study. (2016, background): “…of social networking behavior, whereas online gaming is likely driven by different motives, such as personal achievement, immersion, and escapism (Billieux et al., 2013, 2015; Király et al., 2015; Kuss, Louws, & Wiers, 2012)—although it should be noted that many people now play games via social…”
Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research (2015, background): “Accordingly, identifying the various individual motives that drive online gaming is a requirement for the understanding of a dysfunctional usage and the elaboration of tailored psychological interventions (Billieux et al., 2013; Demetrovics et al., 2011; Schimmenti & Caretti, 2010).”
The Role of Avoidance Coping and Escape Motives in Problematic Online Gaming: A Systematic Literature Review (2020, background): “…for Assessment of Internet and Computer Game Addiction (n = 3; Rosenkranz et al. 2017; Dreier et al. 2017; von der Heiden et al., 2019), Internet Addiction Test (n = 3; Billieux et al. 2013, 2015; Kwon et al. 2011), and Addiction Engagement Questionnaire (n = 2; Loton et al. 2016; Xu et al. 2012).”
Do gaming motives mediate between psychiatric symptoms and problematic gaming? An empirical survey study (2017, background): “As highlighted earlier in the paper, escapism has been shown to be a predictor of problematic use in Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs) (Yee 2006; Nagygy€orgy et al. 2012; Xu et al. 2012; Billieux et al. 2013; KardefeltWinther 2014b).”
Does the construct of Internet addiction reflect a single entity or a spectrum of disorders (2017, background): “…predictors of excessive participation in massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs) (Billieux et al. 2011, 2013, Kuss et al. 2012), escapism-related motives predicted the dysfunctional involvement in both cybersex activities and MMORPGs (Billieux et al. 2013, Wéry and Billieux 2016).”
Setting the scientific stage for esports psychology: a systematic review (2020, background): “…exploring CS:GO and WoW participation, studies showed gender and game performance interactions as a predictor of enjoyment, with women deriving enjoyment from discovering the games, while men were more interested in the competition aspect of the games (Billieux et al., 2013; Hopp & Fisher, 2017).”