A Motivational Model Explaining Performance in Video Games

Esports are a rapidly growing phenomenon and understanding of factors underlying game performance are therefore of great interest. The present study investigated the influence of satisfaction of basic psychological needs (competence, autonomy, and relatedness), type of motivation (amotivation, exter...

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Main Authors: Rame Hulaj, Markus B. T. Nyström, Daniel E. Sörman, Christian Backlund, Sebastian Röhlcke, Bert Jonsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01510/full