Authors
Melissa L Lewis, René Weber, Nicholas David Bowman
Publication date
2008/8/1
Journal
CyberPsychology & Behavior
Volume
11
Issue
4
Pages
515-518
Publisher
Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.
Description
This paper proposes a new and reliable metric for measuring character attachment (CA), the connection felt by a video game player toward a video game character. Results of construct validity analyses indicate that the proposed CA scale has a significant relationship with self-esteem, addiction, game enjoyment, and time spent playing games; all of these relationships are predicted by theory. Additionally, CA levels for role-playing games differ significantly from CA levels of other character-driven games.
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ML Lewis, R Weber, ND Bowman - CyberPsychology & Behavior, 2008