Social Contributors and Consequences of Habitual and Compulsive Game Play

2019 ◽  
pp. 362-381
Author(s):  
Donghee Yvette Wohn ◽  
Yu-Hao Lee ◽  
Elif Yilmaz Ozkaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Game Play ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Social Motivations ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between social motivations, pro-social relationship outcomes, and two types of game play—habitual and compulsive—in the context of simulation games on Facebook. Social motivations were significantly associated with compulsive game play, but not habitual game play. Compulsive play was a positive predictor of pro-social outcomes whereas habitual use was not. By differentiating two different types of media use that are both associated with problematic use, the authors see that social factors contribute to people's inability to control their gaming behavior, but that the so-called “addictive” behavior can also yield positive relationship outcomes.

Social Contributors and Consequences of Habitual and Compulsive Game Play

2019 ◽  
pp. 343-362
Author(s):  
Donghee Yvette Wohn ◽  
Yu-Hao Lee ◽  
Elif Yilmaz Ozkaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Addictive Behavior ◽  
Game Play ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Social Motivations ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between social motivations, pro-social relationship outcomes, and two types of game play—habitual and compulsive—in the context of simulation games on Facebook. Social motivations were significantly associated with compulsive game play, but not habitual game play. Compulsive play was a positive predictor of pro-social outcomes whereas habitual use was not. By differentiating two different types of media use that are both associated with problematic use, the authors see that social factors contribute to people's inability to control their gaming behavior, but that the so-called “addictive” behavior can also yield positive relationship outcomes.

Social Contributors and Consequences of Habitual and Compulsive Game Play

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donghee Yvette Wohn ◽  
Yu-Hao Lee ◽  
Elif Yilmaz Ozkaya
Keyword(s):  
Social Factors ◽  
Social Relationship ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Game Play ◽  
Simulation Games ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Relationship Outcomes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Social Motivations ◽  
The Relationship

This study examines the relationship between social motivations, pro-social relationship outcomes, and two types of game play—habitual and compulsive—in the context of simulation games on Facebook. Social motivations were significantly associated with compulsive game play, but not habitual game play. Compulsive play was a positive predictor of pro-social outcomes whereas habitual use was not. By differentiating two different types of media use that are both associated with problematic use, the authors see that social factors contribute to people's inability to control their gaming behavior, but that the so-called “addictive” behavior can also yield positive relationship outcomes.

Service quality, customer satisfaction, and loyalty in the banking sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 35 (8) ◽  
pp. 1546-1567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Famiyeh ◽  
Disraeli Asante-Darko ◽  
Amoako Kwarteng
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Customer Satisfaction ◽  
Service Quality ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Banking Sector ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Quality Dimensions ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Customer Satisfaction And Loyalty

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty in the banking sector using data from the Ghanaian banking sector. The idea is to understand the relative importance of the various service dimensions to customers patronizing banking services in Ghana and to ascertain what drives customer satisfaction and whether this satisfaction has implication on their loyalty. Design/methodology/approach The study used a survey and relied on partial least squares structural equation modeling to study the relationship between service quality and its impact on customer satisfaction and customer loyalty. Findings The result indicates that the reliability, ambiance and social factors all have a significant positive relationship with the satisfaction of customers doing business with these banks. However, assurance and responsiveness of the employees seem to have no significant relationship with the satisfaction of customers. It is also important to indicate that organizational culture seems to strengthen the positive relationship between the service quality dimensions and customer satisfaction. The results further indicate that customer satisfaction has a direct positive relationship with customer loyalty. Research limitations/implications Reliability, ambiance and social factors remain the three most important drivers of customer satisfaction in the banking sector in Ghana. It is, therefore, important for bankers to consistently undergo training and education in order to deliver more reliable services to customers. Managers should also make efforts to groom employees, provide attractive promotion materials, provide directions to the banks, make sure the banking halls are neat for customers while waiting and the provision of enough parking spaces for customers. One limitation of this work is that the data focused on only the Ghanaian banking environment. Practical implications The research shows the importance of the service quality constructs such as reliability, ambiance and the social factors on customer satisfaction and loyalty in the banking sector. The organizational culture seems to strengthen the positive relationship between empathy, reliability, tangibles and customer satisfaction. It is therefore important for banks to continue to build cultures that will commit employees to their work, so that they feel the sense of ownership of quality in order to contribute meaningfully. Originality/value The work illustrates and provides some insights and builds on the literature in the area of service quality, customer satisfaction and loyalty from a developing country’s environment using the stimulus-organism-response model. In addition, this work further highlights the importance of the moderating role of organizational culture in the relationship between the service quality dimensions and customer satisfaction.

scholarly journals Personal Capabilities and Social Factor towards Entrepreneurial Intention: Empirical Evidence of Science and Technology Undergraduate Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 35
Author(s):  
Jati Kasuma ◽  
Mohd Kassim Sapenee ◽  
Bibi Sarpinah Sheikh Naimullah ◽  
Dayang Hummida Abang Abdul Rahman ◽  
Mohd Amirul Bin Adenan
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Factors ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Social Factor ◽  
Research Direction ◽  
Entrepreneurial Intention ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Job Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship

Entrepreneurial intention is one of the focus and attention among researchers nowadays. The younger generation is encouraged to get involved in entrepreneurship. It may able to overcome the issue of unemployment rate by creating more job opportunities. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship and influence of Personal Capabilities and Social Factors towards entrepreneurial intention among Science & Technology students. A total of 214 respondents of science and technology undergraduate students from both Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) and Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Sarawak participated in the survey. The empirical results indicate that social factors were found to have positive relationship and significantly correlated with entrepreneurial intention. On the other hand, the relationship between personal capabilities and entrepreneurial intention was found to have a significant albeit weak positive relationship with entrepreneurial intention. Implication and future research direction are also discussed.

Examining the Relationship Between Social Media and Cross-Cultural World Mindedness Among American College Students (Preprint)

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renee Buster ◽  
Elizabeth Wachira ◽  
Paul Yeatts
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Resource Sharing ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Media Use ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Social Media Use ◽  
World Citizenship ◽  
Cultural World ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND This study aims to explore the relationship between social media and cross-cultural world-mindedness. The authors wanted to investigate the degree to which cultural perception was impacted by social media use by addressing social cognitive theory and media systems dependency theory. OBJECTIVE Specifically, the investigators wanted to assess if the type and amount of social media, or media dependence, influenced cultural world-mindedness. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis examined social media use and dependence, perception of environmental protection, tolerance of diversity, world citizenship, and resource sharing. RESULTS Results indicated there was a weak, negative relationship between environmental protection and social media use and dependence; a weak, positive relationship between world citizenship and social media use and dependence; and a weak, positive relationship between resource sharing and social media factors. To examine political affiliation differences in world-mindedness, a one-way ANOVA was conducted. Results indicated that overall, group differences were present, F(4, 1183) = 98.40, p < .001, η2 = .25. Based on the effect size (η2), it was apparent that a large effect was present. Post hoc testing using Bonferroni comparisons indicated that republicans were significantly lower in world-mindedness than all other groups, p < .001. CONCLUSIONS As social networking becomes more prominent, how culture is portrayed in the media can have a direct impact on building positive cross-cultural relationships.

Responsiveness to personal positive events in married couples predicts positive relationship outcomes

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heather Setrakian ◽  
Gian Gonzaga ◽  
Lynette Lau ◽  
Gazi Begum ◽  
Thomas Bradbury
Keyword(s):  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Positive Events ◽  
Relationship Outcomes

Relationship of Love, Affect and Wellbeing

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dr. Thiyam Kiran Singh ◽  
Aastha Dhingra
Keyword(s):  
Positive Affect ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Positive Relationship ◽  
Interpersonal Relationship ◽  
Significant Positive Relationship ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Close Friendship ◽  
Major Facilitator ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Love is more than a close friendship. It acts as a major facilitator of interpersonal relationship. Love is positive in nature and leaves a positive affect on every individual. An individual in love not only feels positive but spreads positivity around. They smile, be kind to other people, behave compassionately with everyone. If the person is happy then he is likely to be psychologically and emotionally healthy. The current study aimed at understanding the relationship between love, affect and wellbeing among young females aged between 20-25 years. The study reported a significant positive relationship between love and positive affect with the significant correlation of 0.29 at 0.05 levels (p<0.05). It was also found a significant positive relationship between love and wellbeing with the significant correlation of 0.58 at 0.01 level (p<0.01). This means that people in love experience positive emotions and healthy wellbeing. The correlation between love and negative affect came out to be insignificant. The correlation turned out to be -0.13. This means that people in love do not experience negative emotions.

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