Why do female audiences subscribe to these types of streamers? An empirical study on the motivations of Chinese Huya users

The Chinese live-streaming economy is growing at an accelerated pace among young audiences, but the motivations underlying female users lack academic research. Adopting a mixed approach, this study applies the Uses and Gratification Theory to explain the subscription behavior based on the Chinese li...

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Main Author: Sijun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1247451/full