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Falling in love with online games

The uses and gratifications perspective

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ID19611337
AuthorsJen‐her Wu (National Sun Yat-sen University, corresponding author), Jen-Her Wu, Shu-Ching Wang (0000-0002-5981-221X, National Sun Yat-sen University), Ho-Huang Tsai (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (Taiwan))
Year2010
Volume26
Issue6
Pages1862-1871
Publication date2010-08-18
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComputers in Human Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0747-5632 • E-ISSN: 1873-7692
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.chb.2010.07.033
OpenAlexW2131875738
LanguageEN
Citations received71
References cited38

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