Welcome to the InfoSci Platform
Reference Hub1
Gratification, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern Among Chinese College Students

Gratification, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern Among Chinese College Students

Selina Xingyuan Zhou, Louis Leung
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 17
ISBN13: 9781522589006|ISBN10: 1522589007|ISBN13 Softcover: 9781522591573|EISBN13: 9781522589013
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch034
Cite Chapter Cite Chapter

MLA

Zhou, Selina Xingyuan, and Louis Leung. "Gratification, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern Among Chinese College Students." Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 613-629. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch034

APA

Zhou, S. X. & Leung, L. (2019). Gratification, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern Among Chinese College Students. In I. Management Association (Ed.), Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice (pp. 613-629). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch034

Chicago

Zhou, Selina Xingyuan, and Louis Leung. "Gratification, Loneliness, Leisure Boredom, and Self-Esteem as Predictors of SNS-Game Addiction and Usage Pattern Among Chinese College Students." In Internet and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice, edited by Information Resources Management Association, 613-629. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8900-6.ch034

Export Reference

Mendeley
Favorite

Abstract

This study investigated the relationships between perceived social network sites (SNS)-game addiction and gratifications, loneliness, leisure boredom, self-esteem, and usage of SNS-games. Data were gathered from a sample of 342 college students aged 18 to 22 in mainland China. Factor analysis yielded a three-factor gratifications structure (achievement, inclusion, and entertainment) based on the 11 motives for playing an SNS game obtained in a focus group. As hypothesized, loneliness and leisure boredom were found to be significant predictors of the level of SNS-game use and likelihood of addiction. SNS-game addicts tended to be male, lonely, often leisurely bored, and motivated by winning virtual money and gaining a sense of achievement. However, self-esteem was not a significant predictor. Implications for university administrators and suggestions for future research were discussed.

Request Access

You do not own this content. Please login to recommend this title to your institution's librarian or purchase it from the IGI Global bookstore.