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Agresywne światy – agresja i samoocena a style gry graczy MMORPG
Aggressive Worlds – Aggression, Self-Esteem and MMORPG Gamer Playstyles

Author(s): Augustyn Surdyk, Agnieszka Łojszczyk
Subject(s): Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Visual Arts, Sociology of Art
Published by: Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza
Keywords: research; MMORPG; self-esteem; aggression; playstyles

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the results of research concerning play-styles, aggression and self-esteem among MMORPG players. The aim of the research was to verify the correlation among these three features and establish a preferred playstyle of the gamers. The research was conducted with a questionnaire, via the Internet among 192 men and showed a significant correlation between their level of self-esteem and aggression, as well as between their playstyle and aggressive behaviours and between preferred playstyles among people with high and low self-esteem.

  • Issue Year: 12/2019
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 109-133
  • Page Count: 35
  • Language: Polish
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